Bismarck  (CSi)  Governor Doug Burgum held his daily News Briefing Thursday April 16.

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Thursday, April 16, 2020 – 11:05am

Categories: Coronavirus

POSITIVE TEST RESULTS

  • Man in his 40s from Burleigh County, household contact
  • Man in his 50s from Burleigh County, under investigation
  • Man in his 30s from Cass County, community spread
  • Man in his 40s from Cass County, close contact
  • Man in his 40s from Cass County, under investigation
  • Man in his 30s from Cass County, close contact
  • Man in his 30s from Cass County, community spread
  • Woman in her 20s from Cass County, community spread
  • Man in his 60s from Cass County, household contact
  • Woman in her 30s from Cass County, community spread
  • Woman in her 40s from Cass County, community spread
  • Male age 0-9 from Cass County, close contact
  • Man in his 20s from Cass County, household contact
  • Woman in her 40s from Cass County, community spread
  • Man in his 30s from Cass county, close contact
  • Man in his 40s from Cass County, close contact
  • Man in his 20s from Cass County, close contact
  • Man in his 30s from Cass County, under investigation
  • Man in his 30s from Cass County, community spread
  • Woman in her 40s from Dunn County, community spread
  • Man in his 40s from Grand Forks County, under investigation
  • Man in his 40s from Grand Forks County, under investigation
  • Man in his 20s from Grand Forks County, under investigation
  • Man in his 40s from McKenzie County, under investigation
  • Man in his 50s from Richland County, community spread
  • Man in his 30s from Stark County, household contact
  • Woman in her 50s from Stark County, household contact
  • Woman in her 30s from Stark County, household contact

Categories: Travel, Possible Travel, Community Spread, Close Contact, Household Contact, Under Investigation

 

BY THE NUMBERS

11,704 – Total Tested (+387 individuals from yesterday)

11,311 – Negative (+359 individuals from yesterday)

393 – Positive (+28 individuals from yesterday)

45 – Hospitalized (+1 individual from yesterday)

14 – Currently Hospitalized (+1 individual from yesterday)

163 – Recovered (+21 individuals from yesterday)

9 – Death (+0 individual from yesterday)

Governor Burgum says the testing backlog has been eliminated, with a tech from Abbot Lab addressing the issue.

He said anyone ill and wanting a test, to get one, and the state lab will assist if necessary, there’s no charge for a COVID-19 Test.  The state is looking to ramp up tests, doubling up capacity.

Burgum said officials with CDC are in North Dakota working on case investigation, tracing efforts and other areas of the pandemic.

Burgum participated in a conference call with President Trump and Vice President Pence, Thursday, on plans to reopen America, involving the newly formed Task Force.  He said Trump is planning to explain the present plans on Thursday night.

Congress is examining reloading funds expended in the Payroll Protection Plan, and some SBA loans.  A bill in Washington aims to reload $250-billion.

Burgum added that the Bank of North Dakota has assisted in deferring student loans for six months.

The CARE-19 tracing app has 18,500 downloading it.  The android version has been delayed until next week.

With unemployment, between March 16, 2020 and Thursday the filing numbers are 53,444 plus over 400 pandemic unemployment filings were noted.

With fishing, Burgum reminding anglers to observe social distancing, on shore being a fishing pole apart.  Family members only in fishing boats, to practice social distancing from others.

Game & Fish will be observing at fishing locations to make sure the protective measures are being followed.

The next news briefing will be at 3:30-p.m., Friday.