Over 1,200 New COVID-19 Cases Reported on Tuesday

The state reported 1,278 new COVID-19 cases today, along with one new death, which was not in the Lakeland viewing area.

The cases came from 15,167 tests for a case positivity rate of 8.4%. The seven-day rolling average for case positivity has now risen to 5.2%, above the state’s 5% caution threshold. That compares to a low of 3.5% on March 3 and a high of 15.5% on November 10.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 49 new cases in the following counties:

• Beltrami – 3
• Cass – 4
• Crow Wing – 8
• Hubbard – 1
• Itasca – 13
• Koochiching – 1
• Mille Lacs – 11
• Morrison – 5
• Polk – 2
• Todd – 1