More Than 1,100 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Monday

The state reported 1,191 new COVID-19 cases today along with no deaths.

The cases came from 15,620 tests for a case positivity rate of 7.6%. The seven-day rolling average for case positivity is now at 5.9%, still above the caution threshold of 5.0%.

Hospitalizations are continuing to drop. Both ICU and non-ICU COVID-19 patients are down about 14% from a week ago. There are now 133 people in ICU compared to 155 a week ago, and there are currently 348 people in non-ICU beds compared to 423 a week ago.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 66 confirmed cases reported in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 3
• Beltrami – 1
• Cass – 3
• Clearwater – 1
• Crow Wing – 14
• Hubbard – 3
• Itasca – 18
• Lake of the Woods – 1
• Mille Lacs – 10
• Morrison – 3
• Polk – 1
• Roseau – 4
• Wadena – 4