The third case of confirmed coronavirus in North Dakota has been reported in the last three weeks, with nearly 1,000 cases reported since the beginning of September.
This month also saw a new monthly record of casualties in COVID-19, with 45 deaths since September 1. This is two times more than the previous highest monthly period recorded in May.
In all, there have been 17,958 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the outbreak in North Dakota. Of these, 5,959 were identified in September, according to North Dakota Health Department figures.
On Saturday, eight COVID-19 related deaths were reported in North Dakota – all in Morton County – bringing the total to 192.
On Sunday, the health department recorded 352 new cases in 34 counties, bringing the number of active cases to 3,208, a new record. On Saturday, 81 active hospitals were admitted – another new epidemic record for the state – of which 22 were in intensive care units.
Currently, North Dakota has the highest state infection rate in the country at 100,312, with 100,000 people each. The New York Times Map of areas affected by Corona virus. The population of the state is about 760,000 people.
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But, the state has also tested a higher percentage of its population than other states, and according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, has worked consistently throughout the epidemic.
Since mid-August, an average of 5,000,000 tests are being conducted daily in the state, meaning more cases are being uncovered than epidemics. On Friday, more than 10,000 tests were recorded in the state – a new daily record.
After June and July the number of new daily cases and the positivity rate of the test – which is a percentage of the number of tests returning from the total number taken – have increased by a percentage. This is a sign that the prevalence of the disease has increased during this period, said Jennifer Horny, an epidemiologist at the University of Delaware, earlier. Newsweek.
The test positivity rate has remained stable above the relatively stable percentage over the last two weeks. This is close to the five percent that the World Health Organization recommends that a region should stay up or down for at least 14 days before sanctions are relaxed.
In North Dakota, the highest incidence of new cases during the current phase of the epidemic is between the ages of 20 and 29, with lower mortality rates than at-risk groups.
North Dakota is one of the few states without a mask. Despite the growing number of cases, Governor Doug Bergham rejected the idea of issuing such an order last Friday.
During the epidemic, Bergham, in the absence of a state order, advocated the use of face masks, appealing to a sense of personal responsibility in North Dakotans.
Governors across the country and state health officials say the widespread use of masks helps reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Alabama Governor K. Iwe ordered a statewide mask mandatory on July 16, after which the state saw a significant drop in coronavirus cases. Currently, the seven-day average of new daily cases is just over 880, compared to more than 1,700 on July 16, according to state health department figures.
“The mask played a very important role and we didn’t really have any significant limitations or interventions other than the mask,” Scott Harris, a public health officer with the Alabama Public Health Department, told NBC News.
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