Minnesota reported 50 new COVID-19 related deaths along with 1,504 new coronavirus cases today.

The deaths included five people from the Lakeland viewing area:

• One person from Cass County aged 80-84
• Two people from Crow Wing County, both 100 years of age or older
• One person from Itasca County aged 70-74
• One person from Polk County aged 65-69

The new cases came from 23,956 tests for a case positivity rate of 6.3%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 59 new cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 5
• Beltrami – 7
• Cass – 12
• Crow Wing – 19
• Hubbard – 1
• Itasca – 3
• Koochiching – 3
• Mille Lacs – 2
• Morrison – 3
• Polk – 2
• Roseau – 1
• Todd – 1

By — Betsy Melin