Decrease In COVID-19 Related Deaths

There were five new COVID-19 related deaths reported today from the Minnesota Department of Health. The five new deaths do not come from residents in the Lakeland viewing area. Yesterday, the state reported eight deaths, which shows a decrease in today’s data.

The death toll is now 1,490, and while that number is increasing, daily data shows that the numbers have been low the last few days compared to data in March.

Out of the 4,305 patients needing hospitalization, 251 are currently hospitalized and 116 are hospitalized in ICU.

With 589 new cases, the total amount of cumulative cases is now over 40,000. New cases in the Lakeland viewing area are as follows:

• Beltrami County – 6
• Clearwater County – 1
• Itasca County – 3
• Polk County – 2
• Roseau County – 2
• Wadena County – 1