Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 4

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 40. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest

winds 5 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.SATURDAY…Decreasing clouds. Highs in the mid 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 40s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in

the upper 50s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain possibly

mixed with snow in the evening, then slight chance of snow after

midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation

20 percent.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs in the upper 20s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

 

A significant pattern change will occur over the weekend. While

precipitation amounts, placement, and timing remain uncertain,

there is greater confidence in much colder temperatures arriving

for early next week. Stay tuned for updates.

 

NDDoH COVID-19 Stats for Wed. Nov. 4,  2020 at 11- am.

Barnes

One New Death

Man in his 70s

Total Deaths 2

New Positives   12

Total Positives 435

Active Cases 66

Recovered  367

 

Stutsman

New Positives 74

Total Positives 1220

Active Cases  281

Recovered  930

 

COVID-19 Test Results 
The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website.

BY THE NUMBERS

8,377 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

901,043 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

1,116 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

48,301 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

14.15% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

8,571 Total Active Cases

+175 Individuals from yesterday

927 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (773 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

39,163 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

220 – Currently Hospitalized

+5 – Individuals from yesterday

12 – New Deaths*** (567 total deaths since the pandemic began) 

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

• Man in his 70s from Barnes County.
• Man in his 70s from Cass County.
• Man in his 90s from Dickey County.
• Man in his 90s from Logan County.
• Man in his 80s from McHenry County.
• Man in his 90s from Nelson County.
• Man in his 70s from Pembina County.
• Man in his 80s from Pierce County.
• Man in his 70s from Ransom County.
• Man in his 80s from Towner County.
• Man in his 70s from Walsh County.
• Man in his 80s from Walsh County.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY

• Adams County – 6
• Barnes County – 12
• Benson County – 9
• Bottineau County – 7
• Bowman County – 4
• Burke County – 4
• Burleigh County – 134
• Cass County – 262
• Cavalier County – 21
• Dickey County – 9
• Divide County – 8
• Dunn County – 4
• Eddy County – 9
• Emmons County – 1
• Foster County – 6
• Grand Forks County – 67
• Grant County – 4
• Kidder County – 2
• LaMoure County – 7
• Logan County – 2
• McHenry County – 5
• McKenzie County – 15
• McLean County – 8
• Mercer County – 20
• Morton County – 41
• Mountrail County – 14
• Nelson County – 3
• Oliver County – 2
• Pembina County – 9
• Pierce County – 6
• Ramsey County – 28
• Ransom County – 7
• Renville County – 2
• Richland County – 31
• Rolette County – 50
• Sargent County – 5
• Sioux County – 4
• Stark County – 15
• Steele County – 2
• Stutsman County – 74
• Towner County – 6
• Traill County – 14
• Walsh County – 70
• Ward County – 71
• Wells County – 13
• Williams County – 23

 

* 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.

**Individuals who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters).

*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. There is a lag in the time deaths are reported to the NDDoH.
**** 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.

 

Jamestown  (CVHD)  – Central Valley Health District will be holding a flu vaccination clinic for all ages:

• Thurs Nov 5 at Jamestown Civic Center from 10am to 3pm.

Regular and high dose (65 and older) vaccine will be available. High dose vaccine available on a
first come, first serve basis. All individuals wishing to be vaccinated should wear a shortsleeved
shirt and should bring their insurance card for billing purposes. Most major insurance
companies, including Medicare, cover the cost of the flu shot. Those with Medicare should
present their Medicare card.

The general public should enter the Civic Center at the main door and proceed to the arena floor.
Anyone 65 and older, or those with mobility issues, may enter at the north door near the
Exchequer Room and proceed to the main area. Face coverings and social distancing will be
required.

Central Valley Health District encourages all people to take precautions to protect themselves
from getting the flu this season. These steps include washing your hands with soap and water for
at least 20 seconds, covering your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze, and staying home
from work and school when sick. For up-to-date information on the vaccination clinic and other
local public health happenings, follow Central Valley Health on Facebook or visit our website
www.centralvalleyhealth.org.

Update…

(FORUM)  Gov. Doug Burgum appointed coal executive Wade Boeshans to the North Dakota House of Representatives District 8 seat after voters elected a deceased Republican candidate to the office on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Burgum, a Republican, made the announcement Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, saying that after “careful review” of the North Dakota Constitution, North Dakota Century Code and other sources, that it was the governor’s job to appoint someone to the unfilled position.

The FORUM reports Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem harshly disputed Burgum’s decision to appoint Boeshans to the seat in a release, stating he did not have the power to do so as the Legislative branch has the power to fill a vacant seat.

“The news release issued by Governor Burgum’s office earlier today (Wed) is both inaccurate and untimely, for several reasons,” Stenehjem said in a statement. “The Governor has no authority to declare an election null and void, as alleged in his news release.”

He also stated that Tuesday’s election results are not official, and the current legislators who are in the District 8 seats do not officially complete their terms until Nov. 30, so there is no vacant seat to fill as of Wednesday.

David Andahl, who died from COVID-19 in early October, was elected to one of District 8’s two state House seats on Tuesday, Nov. 3, by receiving 35% of the votes, according to unofficial election results. When he died, it was too late for his name to be taken off the ballot.

Earlier…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed a coal company executive to fill a state House seat won by a Republican candidate who died before the election. Burgum appointed BNI Energy President Wade Boeshans despite the attorney general’s recent opinion that the party should choose a replacement. David Andhahl died on Oct. 5. Andahl and Dave Nehring won the Republicans’ endorsements and voters’ nominations in the June primary. Nehring and Andahl were top vote-getters for the two open House seats Tuesday over a pair of Democratic candidates.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump in battleground Wisconsin, securing the state’s 10 electoral votes and reclaiming a key part of the blue wall that slipped away from Democrats four years ago. The Associated Press called Wisconsin for Biden after election officials said all outstanding ballots had been counted, save for a few hundred in one township and an expected small number of provisional ballots. Trump’s campaign has requested a recount. Statewide recounts in Wisconsin have historically changed the vote tally by only a few hundred votes. The victory for Biden bumps him up to 248 electoral votes, while Trump has 214. It takes 270 to win the presidency.

 

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has won the hardest-fought race of her career, turning back a challenge by Democrat Sara Gideon and surviving to serve a fifth term. Collins, one of four candidates on the ballot, won a majority of first-place votes. That meant no additional tabulation rounds were necessary under Maine’s ranked choice voting system. Gideon has conceded, telling supporters on Wednesday that she called Collins and congratulated her on the win. Collins long touted herself in the fiercely independent state as a bipartisan centrist who’s willing to work with both parties to get things done.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans sorted themselves into two distinct camps of voters in Tuesday’s presidential election, exposing the clear and entrenched partisan divisions that separate voters of different genders, classes and races. Despite a once-in-a-century pandemic and a weakened economy, some 76% of U.S. voters said they knew all along who they would support and they constituted the bulk of the supporters for both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. That’s according to AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of the voters nationwide. The candidates’ supporters fell into familiar coalitions, with only a few groups showing significant numbers of swing voters.

 

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, has declared victory after a bruising campaign that sandwiched him between a tough challenger to his political left and anger from moderate voters and business owners frustrated with five months of near-nightly protests that made the city a frequent lightning rod for President Donald Trump. Mayor Ted Wheeler said h had prevailed in a brief speech late Tuesday with more than 90% of the vote counted. If his lead holds, Wheeler would become the first mayor to win a second term in the notoriously hard-to-govern city in 20 years. The Associated Press has not yet declared a winner in the race.

 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California voters have rejected an attempt to reinstate affirmative action programs in public hiring, contracting and college admissions, keeping a 1996 ban on the government granting preferential treatment based on race and gender. With more than 11 million votes tallied, Proposition 16 had just 44 percent approval. Supporters had hoped to overturn the ban amid a national reckoning over racism following the deaths of Black Americans and other people of color by police. They say affirmative action programs would expand opportunities for people who still face systemic racism and sexism in education and at work. Opponents say the government should treat every person equally.

 

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. gambling industry has won big at the polls as three states authorized legal sports betting and three others either approved or expanded casino gambling. Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana approved sports betting. That means that more than half the country could have legal sports betting by the end of the year. Virginia approved casino gambling in four locations. Nebraska authorized adding casino games at its horse racing tracks. Colorado expanded the number and type of casino games it can offer. It also eliminated some wagering limits. One expert says “it appears that Americans are becoming increasingly comfortable with legalized gambling.”

 

An election worker in New Haven, Connecticut, has tested positive for the coronavirus, leading to a dozen other workers being quarantined. Maritza Bond, the city’s public health director, says the infected employee has not been to work since last week after experiencing possible coronavirus symptoms and that offices in City Hall have been disinfected. The 12 people placed in quarantine were temporary employees who spent Tuesday in the city clerk’s office counting absentee ballots. City-Town Clerk Michael Smart has asked the secretary of the state’s office for support to ensure elections operations are completed Wednesday.

 

Regardless of the presidential election outcome, a vexing issue remains to be decided: Will the U.S. be able to tame a perilous pandemic that is surging as holidays, winter and other challenges approach? Public health experts fear the answer is no, at least in the short term, with potentially dire consequences. Donald Trump’s current term ends Jan. 20. In the 86 days until then, public health experts say 100,000 more Americans will likely die from the virus if the president doesn’t shift course. Total confirmed U.S. cases have surpassed 9 million. Daily infections are increasing in nearly every state.