New cases of COVID-19 slipped into the single digits in North Dakota on Sunday. State health officials reported just seven positive hits for a daily positivity rate of 1.21%. There were no new cases in Grand Forks County.
Though virus numbers are dropping across the country experts warn that relief from the pandemic could be fleeting…in regions where few people get vaccinated.
A Yale researcher says those exposed to Covid need to get vaccinated because natural immunity doesn’t last as long as vaccine immunity and levels of antibodies are lower.
North Dakota’s one dose coverage rate is around 50%.
Case totals nationally have declined from a seven-day average of nearly 21,000 on May 29 to around 14,000 on Saturday.
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