Minnesota Sees 3,000 New COVID-19 Cases

The state reported 3,014 new COVID-19 cases today along with 4 new deaths, none of which was in the Lakeland viewing area.

Today’s report reflected data analyzed for Sunday, April 3 due to no updates being posted on Easter Sunday. However, due to a technical issue on Saturday, fewer cases than normal were able to be processed for yesterday’s numbers. As a result, numbers posted for today may be higher.

The new cases came from 29,635 total tests from Saturday, Sunday, and Monday a case positivity rate of 10.2%. The seven-day rolling average for case positivity is now at 6.0%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 201 new cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 4
• Beltrami – 6
• Cass – 18
• Clearwater – 1
• Crow Wing – 65
• Hubbard – 7
• Itasca – 23
• Koochiching – 5
• Lake of the Woods – 13
• Mahnomen – 1
• Mille Lacs – 20
• Morrison – 19
• Polk – 3
• Roseau – 7
• Todd – 6
• Wadena – 3