Bismarck  (CSi)  Governor Doug Burgum held his daily briefing on Monday at the state capital in Bismarck.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=234252141153194

https://www.facebook.com/ndhealth/videos/234252141153194/

 

He began with the updated COVID-19 positive tests, and total through Monday morning.

He said a record number of tests were recently performed at over 1,000.  The state is looking to double the number of tests.  He said, more testing is moving in the right direction to reopen the state.

NDDoH
Monday, April 20, 2020 – 11:02am

Categories: Coronavirus

LM WIND POWER UPDATE

  • 426 tests performed at the LM Wind Power testing event on Thursday, April 16
  • 99 positive/323 negative/ 4 unable to be run for a total of 426 tests
    • Of the 99 positives, 72 are LM employees, 19 are still under investigation, and 8 are not workers
  • 29 LM-associated positive tests resulted from outside the testing event (clinics, etc.)
  • 128 is the TOTAL number of positive cases associated (employee or close contact) with LM Wind Power
  • 11 of the individuals who tested positive are from MN

 

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Man in his 70s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 80s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 90s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.

 

COUNTIES WITH POSITIVE CASES

  • Cass County – 34
  • Dunn County – 1
  • Grand Forks County – 4
  • Nelson County – 1
  • Stutsman County – 2

Update…

Jamestown  (CVHD)  Central Valley Health District has confirmed a second positive case of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)  in Stutsman County.

Unit Administrator Robin Iszler says those in close contact with the 18 year old individual are being traced, in cooperation with the North Dakota Department of Health.

The Stutsman County resident was infected through community spread.

She says, a third positive was also confirmed in Stutsman County, by the North Dakota Department of Health, although they had indicated a different address than Stutsman County.

 

**Please note, there was a case previously reported as Nelson County, that after further investigation was determined to be from Grand Forks County.

 

BY THE NUMBERS

14,747 – Total Tested (+1,117 individuals from yesterday)

14,120 – Negative (+1,075 individuals from yesterday)

627 – Positive (+42 individuals from yesterday)

53 – Hospitalized (+2 individuals from yesterday)

17 – Currently Hospitalized (+2 individuals from yesterday)

189 – Recovered (+0 individuals from yesterday)

13 – Death (+3 individual from yesterday)

He said, the majority of businesses in North Dakota remain open, running and active each day, and schools remain open virtually, with learning in classes from home.

Burgum added that High Risk businesses, remain closed such as hair salons, tattoo parlors, and nail salons.  Those business employees are in close contact with clients, and the businesses will be reopened when testing for positive cases trend downward, reflecting when it’s safe to do so.

He said presently, North Dakota has among the largest number of businesses open in the United States.

He says, the majority of businesses in North Dakota remain open, running and active each day, and schools remain open virtually, with learning in classes from home.

 

He said the State Industrial Commission will meet in emergency session on Tuesday to address the current oil prices, on Monday, at a loss of $37 a barrel.

With Jobless claims that were behind being sent, will be caught up on Tuesday, expecting to be paid out at $51.4 million.  Since March 16, 56,700 claims have been filed to Monday, plus 627 pandemic claims of both types were filed.

Burgum pointed out Red Flag Fire Warning were issue on Monday, and burn bans in effect in Several Counties, (Including Stutsman).

With behavior health, he pointed out children’s anxieties, during the pandemic, and the “Parents Lead section of the behaviorhealth.nd.gov has new information to deal with the issue.

He urges parents to stay in good health to take care of their children.

He pointed out again Valley City State’s 3-D printing of face masks and face shields, to be provided to healthcare workers at no charge.

He closed by saying, Monday is the first official Patriots Day in North Dakota now designed as the third Monday in April this year, noting the history of the Revolutionary War.