Nearly 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases Reported on Thursday

The state reported 996 new COVID-19 cases today. Seven new deaths were also reported, two of which were in the Lakeland viewing area:

• a Beltrami County resident between the ages of 45 and 49
• an Itasca County resident between the ages of 60 and 64

The cases came from 42,749 tests for a case positivity rate of 2.3%.

In the Lakeland viewing area there were 64 new cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 2
• Beltrami – 3
• Cass – 1
• Crow Wing – 10
• Hubbard – 1
• Itasca – 12
• Mahnomen – 3
• Mille Lacs – 1
• Morrison – 6
• Polk – 4
• Roseau – 6
• Todd – 8
• Wadena – 7