The Minnesota Department of Health reported 4,906 new COVID-19 cases today along with 23 newly reported deaths.

Two of the deaths came from residents in the Lakeland viewing area:

• One in Aitkin County of someone aged 80-84
• One in Polk County of someone aged 75-79

The new cases came from 34,044 tests for a case positivity rate of 14.4%. The seven-day rolling average for case positivity reported Monday was at 12.5%. According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins researchers, the seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Minnesota has risen over the past two weeks from 1,578 on Oct. 22 to 3,222 on Nov. 5.

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

• Aitkin – 18
• Beltrami – 26
• Cass – 26
• Clearwater – 6
• Crow Wing – 89
• Hubbard – 12
• Itasca – 21
• Koochiching – 10
• Mahnomen – 3
• Mille Lacs – 43
• Morrison – 24
• Polk – 69
• Roseau – 12
• Todd – 24
• Wadena – 5

By — Betsy Melin