ND & MN COVID-19 (2-26)

New and active cases of COVID-19 inched up in today’s (Fri’s) report from the North Dakota health department.

The state has 94 new cases (up three from Thursday’s report)…led by Ward County with 16. Grand Forks County has a dozen.

North Dakota’s daily positivity rate dipped to 1.59 percent.

The state has 707 active cases (up one from Thursday)…with 72 in Grand Forks County.

One new death was reported (ND toll: 1,442).

Twenty-one people are hospitalized…two in ICU.

North Dakota has issued 211,507 total vaccine doses. 126,579 people have received at least one dose.

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Minnesota has 1,156 new cases and 12 new deaths (MN toll: 6,462).

263 are hospitalized, with 60 in intensive care.

804,716 Minnesotans have received at least one vaccine dose (or 14.5 percent of the population). 405,992 have completed their vaccine series (or 7.3 percent).

(NDDOH graphic)

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ND BY THE NUMBERS
126,570	Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine
211,507	Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
8,185	Total Tests from yesterday*
1,652,831	Total tests completed since the pandemic began
94	Positive Individuals from yesterday*****
57	PCR Tests
37	Antigen Tests
99,711	Total positive individuals since the pandemic began
1.59%	Daily Positivity Rate**
707	Total Active Cases
+1	Change in active cases from yesterday
91	Individuals with a recovery date of yesterday****
97,562	Total recovered since the pandemic began
21	Currently hospitalized
-4	Change in hospitalizations from yesterday
1	New death(s)
1,442	Total deaths since the pandemic began
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
Man in his 60s from Cass County
NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY BY COUNTY

Adams		1	Grant	0	Ransom	1
Barnes		1	Griggs	0	Renville	0
Benson		0	Hettinger	3	Richland	4
Billings		0	Kidder	0	Rolette	2
Bottineau		2	LaMoure	0	Sargent	0
Bowman		4	Logan	0	Sheridan	0
Burke		0	McHenry	1	Sioux	0
Burleigh		8	McIntosh	0	Slope	0
Cass		12	McKenzie	0	Stark	13
Cavalier		1	McLean	1	Steele	0
Dickey		0	Mercer	0	Stutsman	0
Divide		1	Morton	2	Towner	0
Dunn		0	Mountrail	0	Traill	1
Eddy		1	Nelson	0	Walsh	2
Emmons		0	Oliver	0	Ward	16
Foster		0	Pembina	0	Wells	0
Golden Valley		0	Pierce	1	Williams	2
Grand Forks		12	Ramsey	2

* 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.