MN Reports 29 New COVID-19 Deaths Wednesday

Minnesota health officials reported 29 new COVID-19 deaths today along with 1,214 new coronavirus cases. The 29 deaths is the highest one-day total since early June.

The deaths included three people from the Lakeland viewing area:

• a Crow Wing County resident between the ages of 80 and 84,
• a Mille Lacs County resident between the ages of 85 and 89,
• and a Morrison County resident between the ages of 50 and 59.

The 1,214 new cases came from a total of 12,197 tests for a case positivity rate of 10.0%. The seven-day rolling average for case positive reported yesterday was 5%, which was down from 5.2% a week ago.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 157 new cases in following counties:

• Aitkin – 6
• Beltrami – 27
• Cass – 6
• Clearwater – 5
• Crow Wing – 11
• Hubbard – 16
• Itasca – 12
• Koochiching – 1
• Mahnomen – 2
• Mille Lacs – 13
• Morrison – 19
• Polk – 21
• Todd – 12
• Wadena – 6