Over 5,000 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Minnesota Wednesday

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 5,192 new COVID-19 cases today along with 77 newly reported deaths.

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

• One in Clearwater County of someone aged 80-84
• Two in Crow Wing County, one aged 50-54 and another aged 80-84
• One in Hubbard County of someone aged 65-69
• One in Morrison County of someone aged 85-89
• One in Polk County of someone aged 70-74
• One in Roseau County of someone aged 85-89
• One in Wadena County of someone aged 85-89

The new cases came from a total of 42,737 tests for a case positivity rate of 12.1%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 325 new cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 7
• Beltrami – 22
• Cass – 21
• Clearwater – 4
• Crow Wing – 49
• Hubbard – 6
• Itasca – 50
• Koochiching – 5
• Mahnomen – 9
• Mille Lacs – 23
• Morrison – 37
• Polk – 27
• Roseau – 23
• Todd – 21
• Wadena – 21