1 death, 219 new COVID-19 cases reported in North Dakota after Deborah Birks visit


The deceased was a Burling County woman in her 90s with underlying health conditions.

The state’s total death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 142. Of the deaths, 114 listed the virus as the primary cause of death, while another 27 indicated it as a secondary cause or death record. North Dakota’s Covid-19 mortality rate is 1.21%, according to an analysis by State Records’ Forum News Service.

Bismarck’s Burlaig County has the highest number of 44 new cases, while Fargo’s Cass County has 41 cases. Stetsman County, Jamestown, posted 28 new cases. Grand Forks County and Ward County in Minot added 24 new cases each.

Williams County in Williston, Stark County in Dickinson and Morton County in Manden reported nine, eight and seven new cases, respectively. Barnes, Benson, Bottinau, Eddie, Hettinger, Kidder, Logan, McHenry, Mackenzie, McLean, Nelson, Ramsay, Ransom, Richland, Rowlett, and Walsh counties each added five or fewer new cases.

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The number of active cases in the state continued to record a record high of 2,481 epidemics for the state on Sunday. D Active cases in North Dakota have risen 125% since the start of August.

The state has increased its testing capacity in August. The state has an average of 5,306 tests per day per month, the highest monthly average since the epidemic reached the state. The state conducted more than 6,000 daily tests nine times in August Gust and more than 4,000 tests were recorded in those four days.

“North Dakota has one of the strongest test capabilities they are constantly expanding,” Dr. Deborah Berks, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, told a news conference Saturday in Fargo. “Not only do they have that ability, but they use that ability for good.”

The increase in active cases is also attributed to the rising positivity rate. The positivity rate for the new tests was eclipsed 5% on four occasions in August Gust, which twice went above 7%. Currently, the state’s seven-day moving average positivity rate is 9.9% and has been rising for 1 consecutive day.

Following a rapid increase in the past week, Grand Forks County leads the state in active cases. The county, which is the University of North Dakota, currently has 7,577 active cases, up 103% from last Sunday. As of Sunday morning, UNDA had recorded a total of 316 “current self-reports” among faculty, staff and students. Cases among out-of-state students count toward the county in which they attend classes, while cases between out-of-state students count toward their home counts.

Burlington County ranks second in the state in active cases with 460, up 12% from a week earlier. Nine active cases were reported between students and staff at Bismarck State College on Sunday.

Cas County has 268 active cases, an increase of 76% over the past week. As of Friday, Aug. 28, North Dakota State University has announced 41 cases among students and staff.

The number of active cases in Stark County has risen 14% to 208 in the past week. 18 active cases have been reported at Dickinson State University.

The four rural counties – Billings, Burke, Ranville and Steele – currently have no active cases.

Calling the North Dakotans “common sense and practical,” Birks called for more residents to wear masks when out in public. Birks visited a coffee shop in downtown Fargo, where he said everyone wore a mask, but saw waiters and supporters at a local dinner not wearing a mask.

Birks praised the state’s vulnerability protection plan, which has been deployed in nursing homes, which have accommodation facilities and other congregation accommodation facilities. Birks, who has been driving around the county to find out how the state is responding to the epidemic, plans to share the plan on the next governor’s call, saying the government is “too busy” fielding calls from other states on Dr. Doug Bergham’s office plan. “Will remain. .

According to Bergham, the state is in the top five nationally in mortality among vulnerable populations. 77 deaths have been reported in long-term care facilities in the state.

Across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 5,934,824 cases of COVID-19 deaths and 182,149 deaths.

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