COVID-19 Numbers Continue Dropping in MN

Minnesota reported six new COVID-19 related deaths along with 922 new coronavirus cases today.

The deaths included two people from the Lakeland viewing area:

• Two in Polk County, one aged 85-89 and 95-99

The new cases came from 14,467 tests for a case positivity rate of 6.4%. The seven-day case positivity rate has dropped in the past week from 7.5% to 5.4%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 20 new cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 4
• Beltrami – 1
• Crow Wing – 3
• Hubbard – 1
• Koochiching – 1
• Lake of the Woods – 2
• Mille Lacs – 1
• Morrison – 2
• Polk – 3
• Wadena – 2