Minnesota COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, September 8

The state today reported nine new COVID-19 related deaths along with 5,777 new coronavirus cases. Newly reported cases and deaths include those from Saturday, September 4 to Tuesday, September 7 due to the Labor Day holiday.

There was one death reported in the Lakeland viewing area, a Crow Wing County resident between the ages of 80 to 84.

The new cases came from 81167 tests for a case positivity rate of 7.1%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 431 confirmed cases reported in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 13
• Beltrami – 34
• Cass – 68
• Clearwater – 2
• Crow Wing – 85
• Hubbard – 16
• Itasca – 46
• Koochiching – 19
• Lake of the Woods – 1
• Mahnomen – 5
• Mille Lacs – 37
• Morrison – 37
• Polk – 23
• Roseau – 7
• Todd – 25
• Wadena – 13