Nov 3, 2020 | By: Betsy Melin
Minnesota Reports Over 3,400 New COVID-19 Cases on Tuesday
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 3,483 new COVID-19 cases today along with 15 new deaths. The cases represent the highest one-day total of new cases reported in the state since the beginning of the pandemic.
The deaths included three people from the Lakeland viewing area: an Mille Lacs County resident between the ages of 85 and 89; a Polk County resident between the ages of 85 and 89; and a Wadena County resident between the ages of 95 and 99.
The new cases came from 12,882 tests for a case positivity rate of 27.0%. The seven-day rolling average for case positivity reported today increased to 9.0%.
In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 299 new cases in the following counties:
- Aitkin – 5
- Beltrami – 9
- Cass – 24
- Clearwater – 4
- Crow Wing – 66
- Hubbard – 16
- Itasca – 17
- Koochiching – 1
- Lake of the Woods – 2
- Mahnomen – 1
- Mille Lacs – 29
- Morrison – 37
- Polk – 56
- Roseau – 2
- Todd – 20
- Wadena – 10
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