After more than 200 people recovered from the disease on Thursday, the state announced a new pandemic high in new cases. As a result, active numbers, after falling for the first time in a week, have increased by 75, with 1,128 individuals currently infected with the COVID-19 virus.
COVID-19 Daily Report, August 8:
• 5,861 tests (1,666)
• 7,508 positive (181)
• 6,268 retrieved (104)
• 112 deaths (2)
• 1,128 active cases (75)Detailed information, including active rules for trend themes, can be found 24/7 at https://t.co/VX8DqbayoW pic.twitter.com/aRCOkQp6sP
– ND Department of Health (@NDDOH) August 8, 2020
A man in his 60s with underlying health conditions became the first Richland County victim of the virus, while a Burleigh County man in his 90s, also with underlying health conditions, became the 112th victim.
The department announced 5,681 tests on Friday, delivering a 3.1% positivity rate while current hospitalizations went up by only one, with 49 people currently hospitalized
Of the newly reported cases, 34 come from Burleigh County, which now has a state-high 275 active cases. This comes as the Burleigh-Morton COVID-19 Task Force has been trying to contain the virus since it spread, becoming the state’s new hot spot. At a meeting Friday, Bismarck-Burleigh Director of Public Health Renae Moch pointed out that there is no single source for the high levels of transmission, but, like most states, the increased caseload of younger people is coming.
Of the total 7,508 positive cases reported, 3,285 of them were between the ages of 20 and 39. Morton County added 24 new cases Friday, while Cass County, which has the most positive cases in the state at 3,028, reported 22 new cases .
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Sixteen cases were added to Sioux County
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Ward County reported 12 cases, home to Minot, ND
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Dickinson’s area Stark County added 11 more cases
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Ten cases reported in Grand Forks County
Twenty-seven of the statewide deaths are from individuals within long-term facilities. Currently, 80 active cases in the state are housed in nursing homes. Leach Home in Wahpeton, ND, currently has seven active cases, while Ashley Medical Center in McIntosh County has eight high-state cases, six of which are staff.
Of the positive cases, 6,268 recovered from a disease that claimed more than 160,000 lives. The state has conducted 352,480 tests, although some people have been tested more than once.
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