Minnesota Reports Over 3,900 New Coronavirus Cases on Monday
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 3,930 new COVID-19 cases today along with 19 deaths. The number of cases today is a drop from Sunday’s record high of nearly 6,000. This now brings the total number of cases in Minnesota to 184,788.
The new cases came from 26,004 tests for a case positivity rate of 15.1%. The seven-day rolling average for case positivity continues to skyrocket – it was reported today at 12.5%, where two weeks ago, it was at 6.4%.
The deaths included seven people from the Lakeland viewing area:
- Two people in Aitkin County, one between the ages of 85-89 and one between the ages of 90-94.
- One person in Hubbard County between the ages of 75-79.
- One person in Itasca County between the ages of 75-79.
- Three people in Polk County, one between the ages of 75-79, another between the ages of 80-84, and the third between the ages of 90-94.
In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 259 new cases in the following counties:
- Aitkin – 5
- Beltrami – 13
- Cass – 13
- Clearwater – 5
- Crow Wing – 16
- Hubbard – 4
- Itasca – 28
- Koochiching – 4
- Lake of the Woods – 1
- Mahnomen – 1
- Mille Lacs – 58
- Morrison – 25
- Polk – 30
- Roseau – 8
- Todd – 23
- Wadena – 25
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