CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds

10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely

in the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph

shifting to the west after midnight. Chance of precipitation

60 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.

 

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms. Lows around 70.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.

A few thunderstorms are possible Wednesday evening. Severe weather is
not expected.

Thunderstorms are possible Thursday through early Friday morning.
Some storms may be severe.

 

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Posted Wed. Jun 24, 2020

11:00 am

Positive COVID-19 Test Results
Results listed are from the previous day.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY

  • Burleigh County – 12
  • Cass County – 18
  • Grand Forks – 1
  • McKenzie County – 1
  • Morton County – 2
  • Pembina County – 2
  • Ramsey County – 2
  • Ransom County – 1
  • Sioux County – 1
  • Walsh County – 2


BY THE NUMBERS

The temporary issue with the Electronic Reporting System mentioned yesterday has been resolved and the remaining results for yesterday and the results for today are reflected in today’s numbers.

162,468 – Total Number of Tests Completed* (+3,945 total tests from yesterday)

 

98,689 – Total Unique Individuals Tested* (+1,136 unique individuals from yesterday)

95,327 – Total Negative (+1,094 unique individuals from yesterday)

3,362 – Total Positive (+42 unique individuals from yesterday)

1.1% – Daily Positivity Rate**

219 – Total Hospitalized (+1 individual from yesterday)

27 – Currently Hospitalized (-1 individuals from yesterday)

3,044 – Total Recovered (+36 individuals from yesterday)

78 – Total Deaths*** (+0 individuals from yesterday)

 

* Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated.

**Because the serial tests completed and added to the total number of tests completed can result in new individuals who test positive, the daily positivity rate will be calculated using the total positives for the day by the daily number of tests completed instead of the daily number of unique individuals tested.

 

*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.

For descriptions of these categories, visit the NDDoH dashboard.

 

For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus, follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

 

Jamestown  (Tourism)  The Frontier Village invites the community to the FREE Movie Night to be held each Friday, July 3, 17, 24, and August 7.

Shows begin at 8-p.m. at the Amphitheater.

Parking is on the north side of Frontier Village.

Bring your own snacks, drinks, blankets and bug spray.

Call Jamestown Tourism for movie titles at 701-251-9145.

Corona Virus Safety:

Masks are encouraged. but mot required.

Spread out:  Keep groups six feet apart.

If you feel sick or have a fever, stay home.

Bismarck   (NDDA)

 

Bismarck  (NDDA)  The North Dakota Department of Agriculture has awarded grants totaling over $65,000 for four state projects including Valley City.

The Barnes County Park Board was a recipient of a large-project orchard grant.

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says,  “The projects provide educational opportunities and foster community spirit by bringing people together to plant and tend these orchards and gardens.  The fruits and vegetables produced will benefit communities, schools and those in need.”

Projects include:

-Barnes County Park Board, Valley City: $19,900 to construct a large orchard of fruit trees and shrubs in northwest Valley City. The orchard will be used to help educate students on plant life cycles and caring for fruiting trees and shrubs.

-Velva FFA, Velva: $20,000 for a public orchard to use for a variety of plant science and horticulture classes to teach about orchard care. Produce will be donated to local food pantries, used in the schools and used to teach about canning and preservation.

-Wahpeton Park Board, Wahpeton: $20,000 for a community orchard used by schools, 4-H clubs, FFA chapters, and Boy and Girl Scouts as an outdoor classroom to teach all aspects of tree care. The produce will be used for summer feeding programs, the senior center and donated to local food pantries.

-Turtle Mountain Chippewa Pembina Pow Wow Committee, Belcourt: $5,300 to repurpose green space and construct garden boxes that can be used for growing vegetables. The project will promote intergenerational and cultural learning between all age groups.

Goehring says grant funds can be used for plants, trees, planting supplies, soil amendments, irrigation and fencing supplies.

Grant funds cannot be used to purchase land, permanent structures or for capital expenditures.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Sales and oil tax collections in North Dakota are well below forecasts due to the coronavirus outbreak, but budget leaders say overall revenue is ahead of the Legislature’s projections for the current period. State Office of Management and Budget Director Joe Morrissette presented the latest revenue figures to the Legislature’s finance committee Tuesday. May revenue to the state’s general fund for government operations was down about 19%, or $36 million, from a 2019 legislative forecast. But overall, state revenue is running nearly 2%, or $45 million, ahead of the forecast.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Protesters outside the Wisconsin State Capitol tore down two statues amid protests following the arrest of a Black man who shouted at restaurant customers through a megaphone while carrying a baseball bat. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday he was prepared to activate the National Guard to protect state properties. Democratic state Sen. Tim Carpenter was assaulted after taking a photo of protesters. Statues of Wisconsin’s motto “Forward” and of Col. Hans Christian Heg were dragged away. The unrest followed weeks of mostly peaceful protests of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

In world and national news…

ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans controlling a Georgia House committee have approved a bill to prevent election officials from proactively sending mail ballot request forms to voters ahead of an election. If it makes it through both chambers and gets Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature, it could take effect ahead of November’s general elections. To protect voting rights during the coronavirus pandemic, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger sent absentee ballot applications to nearly 7 million active registered voters for the state’s June 9 primary elections. Turnout increased sharply, particularly among Democrats. Republican Shaw Blackmon, the committee chairman, says he simply wants to help county officials from being flooded with ballot requests.

HOUSTON (AP) — Hospital administrators and health care experts are warning that parts of the U.S. are on the verge of being overwhelmed by the coronavirus, lamenting that a restriction-weary public and politicians are letting disaster unfold. With 34,700 COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday, the U.S. is back near its late-April peak of 36,400. While new cases have been declining steadily in early U.S. hot spots such as New York and New Jersey, several other states set single-day case records Tuesday. They include Arizona, California, Mississippi, Nevada and Texas. Some of them also broke hospitalization records,

 

(AP)  Oklahoma health officials are reporting a record one-day spike of 482 positive tests for COVID-19. That’s the third time in the past week the state has reported a record one-day increase. The previous high of 478 new cases was Sunday, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The agency also reported an additional COVID-19 death to bring the statewide death toll to 372. The total number of confirmed positive cases in the state rose to more than 11,500.

 

(AP) Stocks are moving sharply lower on Wall Street after new coronavirus cases in the U.S. hit their highest level in two months. The S&P 500 fell 2.6% in afternoon trading Wednesday, giving up its gains from earlier in the week. Markets have been rallying in recent weeks on hopes that U.S. states and regions around the world could continue to lift lockdowns put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Cruise lines, which would stand to suffer greatly if travel restrictions are extended, were among the biggest losers. Energy stocks fell along with oil prices.

BERLIN (AP) — German pharma giant Bayer says it’s paying up to $10.9 billion to settle litigation over subsidiary Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup. Monsanto has faced numerous lawsuits over claims that Roundup causes cancer. In a statement Wednesday, Bayer said it was also paying up $1.22 billion to settle two further cases, one involving PCB in water. The company says the Roundup settlement involves about 125,000 filed and unfiled claims. Under the agreement, Bayer will make a payment of $8.8 billion to $9.6 billion to resolve current litigation over Roundup, and $1.25 billion to address potential future litigation.