Over 80 New COVID-19 Related Deaths Reported on Wednesday

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 4,539 new cases and 82 COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday.

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

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

The new cases came from a total of 39,591 for a case positivity rate of 11.5%.

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

• Aitkin – 1
• Beltrami – 34
• Cass – 21
• Clearwater – 8
• Crow Wing – 10
• Hubbard – 3
• Itasca – 31
• Koochiching – 10
• Lake of the Woods – 1
• Mahnomen – 6
• Mille Lacs – 21
• Morrison – 20
• Polk – 47
• Roseau – 11
• Todd – 14
• Wadena – 9