Minnesota’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate Shows Progress in Numbers

The state reported 1,335 new COVID-19 related cases along with 16 new deaths Thursday, none of which were in the Lakeland viewing area.

The new cases came from 47,725 tests for a case positivity rate of 2.8%. The state’s goal was to try and maintain a case positivity rate of below 5%. According to the state’s response dashboard, the case positivity rate peaked in November at 15.5%. Data now shows that the case positivity rate is back under 5% at 4.9%, a sign of progress.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 62 new cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 8
• Beltrami – 5
• Cass – 2
• Crow Wing – 11
• Hubbard – 8
• Itasca – 11
• Koochiching – 2
• Mahnomen – 2
• Mille Lacs – 3
• Polk – 5
• Roseau – 1
• Todd – 1
• Wadena – 3