ND & MN COVID-19

COVID-19 cases are up in today’s Wed) report from the North Dakota health department.

There are 162 new cases (a jump of 27 from Tuesday), led by 27 in Cass County. Grand Forks County has 6 new cases.

The state positivity rate fell to 2.6 percent.

Active cases stand at 1,016 (up 8 from Tuesday). That includes 97 in Grand Forks County.

One new death was reported. (ND toll: 1,416.)

Forty-nine people are hospitalized, with 10 in ICU.

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Minnesota reports 851 new cases and 18 deaths. (MN toll: 6,124.)

477 are hospitalized, including 97 in intensive care.

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ND BY THE NUMBERS

7,354 – Total Tests from yesterday*

1,502,576 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

162 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

106 – PCR Tests | 56 – Antigen Tests
97,160 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

2.60% – Daily Positivity Rate**

1,016 – Total Active Cases

+8 – Individuals from yesterday.  

126 – with a recovery date of yesterday****

94,728 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

49 – Currently Hospitalized

+1 – Individuals from yesterday.

1 – New Deaths*** (1,416 total deaths since the pandemic began)

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

• Woman in her 80s from Ward County.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY

• Bottineau County – 4
• Burke County – 2
• Burleigh County – 15
• Cass County – 27
• Dickey County – 3
• Dunn County – 1
• Eddy County – 9
• Foster County – 1
• Grand Forks County – 6
• Hettinger County – 2
• McHenry County – 1
• McKenzie County – 3
• McLean County – 1
• Mercer County – 2
• Morton County – 4
• Mountrail County – 1
• Ramsey County – 4
• Ransom County – 1
• Richland County – 8
• Rolette County – 10
• Sioux County – 2
• Stark County – 5
• Stutsman County – 1
• Towner County – 1
• Traill County – 2
• Ward County – 20
• Williams County – 26

* Note that this includes PCR and antigen; it does not include individuals from out of state.

**Individuals (PCR or antigen) who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters).

*** Number of individuals who tested positive with a PCR or antigen test and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. Please remember that deaths are reported as they’re reported to us by the facility or through the official death record (up to 10-day delay).

**** The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.

*****Daily positive numbers include people who tested with a PCR or antigen test. Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.