New One-Day Record with Over 7,000 COVID-19 Cases Reported in MN Thursday

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 7,228 new COVID-19 cases today along with 39 newly reported deaths. The total number of cases today shatters the single-day record set just last week by more than 1,000 cases.

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

• One in Aitkin County of someone aged 90-94
• One in Cass County of someone aged 80-84
• One in Hubbard County of someone aged 75-79
• One in Mille Lacs County of someone aged 90-94
• One in Morrison County of someone aged 60-64
• One in Wadena County of someone aged 70-74

The new cases came from 48,513 tests for a case positivity rate of 14.9%. The seven-day rolling average for case positivity reported Wednesday was at 14.2%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 574 new cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 5
• Beltrami – 66
• Cass – 41
• Clearwater – 42
• Crow Wing – 99
• Hubbard – 22
• Itasca – 61
• Koochiching – 9
• Lake of the Woods – 1
• Mahnomen – 6
• Mille Lacs – 49
• Morrison – 49
• Polk – 71
• Roseau – 19
• Todd – 21
• Wadena – 13