Bismarck  (CSi)  Gov Burgum held his weekly Covid 19 Press Conference Tues at the state capital in Bismarck.

Link to Video at ND Health

The number of active COVID-19 cases have dropped for two straight days, including 301 fewer cases in the last day. Active cases in the state reached a record number of 2,653 on Sunday. That has been reduced by 389 in the last two days, for a total of 2,264. Hospitalizations have dropped by five in the last day, to 63, and for the second straight day there were no new deaths. The COVID Tracking Project reports that North Dakota ranks first in the country in the number of new cases in the last two weeks.

NDDoH

COVID -19 Stats.

Tues. Sept. 8, 2020

Posted 11-a.m.

BY THE NUMBERS

1,431 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

508,555 – Total tests completed since pandemic began

75 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

13,872 – Total positive individuals since pandemic began

5.24% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

2,264 – Total Active Cases

-301 Individuals from yesterday

206 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday****

11,452 – Total recovered since pandemic began

63 – Currently Hospitalized

-5 individuals from yesterday


0 – New Deaths*** (156 total deaths since the pandemic began)


COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TUESDAY

  • Barnes County
  • New Positives 4
  • Total Positives 157
  • Active  Cases 54
  • Recovered 103
  • Burleigh County – 22
  • Cass County – 16
  • Emmons County – 1
  • Grand Forks County – 1
  • Hettinger County – 1
  • McHenry County – 2
  • McLean County – 1
  • Mercer County – 2
  • Morton County – 8
  • Mountrail County – 1
  • Ransom County – 1
  • Sioux County – 1
  • Stark County
  • Stutsman County
  • New Positives 3
  • Total Positives 355
  • Acitve 154
  • Recovered 198
  • Ward County – 8
  • Williams County – 2

 

* 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.
**** The daily numbers are the actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.

******Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.

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.

Burgum  reviewed the county by county changes in the Risk Levels, made on September 4, 2020,  with no additional changes announced on Tuesday.

Stutsman, McKenzie and Cass Counties are being watched for possible changes to yellow moderate, by next week, when the next announcement is made on risk levels, trending with higher positive cases.

He urged extra precautions for those who may be in contact with those in long term care facilities.

He again outlined #NDSmart guidelines, including wear face masks and social distancing, and to be empathic toward those wearing face masks, such as health care workers and teachers.

He said social responsibility, wearing face masks, helps lessen the spread of the virus, over government mandates to wear face masks.

With COVID-19 testing, Burgum said, over the Labor Day weekend, testing events lessened. He plans to implement higher testing events over weekends.

With COVID-19 testing, Burgum said, over the Labor Day weekend, testing events lessened.

He plans to implement higher testing events over weekends.  He said, North Dakota has the second highest rate of testing in the nation performing COVID-19 tests.  Static testing will continue on College and University campuses.

Burgum pointed out that September is National Suicide Prevention month, adding the 24 hour help line is 1-800-273-TALK. Also the behavior health web sight has more information.

The North Dakota Department of Human Services and a coalition of partners who advise the agency on the implementation of a federal respite care grant announced a public awareness campaign Tuesday to inform unpaid family caregivers about resources and services that can help them take care of themselves while they care for others.

Burgum’s next scheduled News Briefing is Monday, September 14 at 3:30-p.m.

In other state news updates:

Aging Services Division Director Nancy Nikolas Maier, says “We know that family caregivers benefit from short breaks from their caregiving responsibilities – what we call ‘respite’ – as well as other support services. By supporting caregivers, we can help adults and children with special needs continue to live at home.  The department has offered programs for years that can pay for a substitute caregiver that the family and individual choose. These programs also offer training, support, some specific care-related supplies, and can help connect individuals and families to other available resources and help in their communities. Our challenge is that most people aren’t aware of the available services.”

North Dakotans can learn more and be connected to respite care programs and other related service and supports by contacting the state’s Aging and Disability Resource Link toll free at 855-462-5465, 711(TTY), by email at carechoice@nd.gov or online at www.carechoice.nd.gov.