878 New COVID-19 Cases, 5 New Deaths Reported Thursday

The state today reported five new COVID-19 related deaths along with 878 new coronavirus cases.

The deaths included one person from the Lakeland viewing area, a Mille Lacs County resident between the ages of 75 and 79.

The new cases came from 22,383 tests for a case positivity rate of 3.9%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 56 confirmed cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 1
• Beltrami – 2
• Cass – 4
• Crow Wing – 7
• Hubbard – 2
• Itasca – 10
• Koochiching – 1
• Mahnomen – 2
• Mille Lacs – 5
• Morrison – 2
• Ppolk – 6
• Roseau – 9
• Todd – 3
• Wadena – 2