Nearly 90 New COVID-19 Related Deaths Reported on Thursday

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 3,523 new cases and 89 COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday.

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

• Three in Beltrami County, two aged 85-89 and one aged 80-84
• Two in Crow Wing County, one aged 70-74 and another aged 80-84
• Two in Hubbard County aged 90-94
• One in Itasca County of someone aged 90-94
• One in Mille Lacs County of someone aged 90-94
• One in Morrison County of someone aged 80-84
• One in Polk County of someone aged 80-84
• One in Roseau County of someone aged 75-79

The new cases came from a total of 41,499 for a case positivity rate of 8.5%.

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

• Aitkin – 8
• Beltrami – 45
• Cass – 23
• Clearwater – 3
• Crow Wing – 34
• Hubbard – 6
• Itasca – 35
• Koochiching – 5
• Lake of the Woods – 3
• Mahnomen – 2
• Mille Lacs – 17
• Morrison – 16
• Polk – 21
• Roseau – 29
• Todd – 22
• Wadena – 15