Over 1,500 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Minnesota Monday

The Minnesota Department of Health reported four new COVID-19 deaths and 1,578 new COVID-19 cases today. All four of the deaths were people in congregate care settings. One was within the Lakeland viewing area, a person from Todd County between the ages of 70 and 74.

The 1,578 new cases came from a total of 23,453 tests for a case positivity rate of 6.7%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 143 new cases in the following counties:

• Beltrami – 12
• Cass – 7
• Clearwater – 3
• Crow Wing – 25
• Hubbard – 5
• Itasca – 10
• Koochiching – 1
• Mahnomen – 3
• Mille Lacs – 7
• Morrison – 13
• Polk – 27
• Roseau – 1
• Todd – 20
• Wadena – 9