The Minnesota Department of Health reported 5,801 new COVID-19 cases today along with 15 newly reported deaths. Today’s death total shows a significant decline in deaths from Friday where the state reported 101 deaths, which topped the state’s highest single-day death total.

In addition, Governor Tim Walz will be joining the Minnesota Department of Health today to give an update on the state’s COVID-19 data trends. The video will be live streamed on the Governor’s YouTube page.

One of the deaths reported today came from a resident in the Lakeland viewing area:

• One in Beltrami County of someone aged 85-89

The new cases came from a total of 43,481 for a case positivity rate of 13.3%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 473 new cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 10
• Beltrami – 11
• Cass – 20
• Clearwater – 2
• Crow Wing – 38
• Hubbard – 8
• Itasca – 32
• Koochiching – 6
• Lake of the Woods- 1
• Mahnomen – 8
• Mille Lacs – 32
• Morrison – 17
• Polk – 45
• Roseau – 19
• Todd – 13
• Wadena – 11

By — Destiny Wiggins