Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 5

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northeast winds5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to

15 mph.

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

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain in the morning,

then chance of rain and slight chance of thunderstorms in the

afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation

40 percent.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain in the

evening. Lows in the upper 20s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

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

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.VETERANS DAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  Governor Doug Burgum held his weekly COVID-19 News Briefing Thursday at the State Capital in Bismarck.  He was  joined by , Department of Human Services Executive Director Chris Jones.

Burgum said the Thursday report from the NDDoH was the worst for North Dakota in categories listed for COVID-19, including growing hospitalizations.

He said the uptick in the spread of the virus is not only statewide, or nationally but worldwide.  He noted with indoor gatherings growing with cold weather inside conditions add to the virus thriving, concerning humidity, and air flow conditions.

Burgum pointed out regular phone visits with city and county leaders, who are sharing ideas.  He noted localities adding face mask recommendations for citizens.

He added that with vaccine development, the state is planning for the distribution to state residents, when it becomes available.

He said getting a flu shot is extremely important, in the COVID-19 fight, and reminded residents about mitigating the spread, by social distancing, and wearing face masks, while interacting within core groups.

North Dakota health officials are reporting that hospitalizations due to complications from the coronavirus reached another new high after increasing by five in the last day. The Wednesday report, released on Thursday, showed that 220 people were being treated in medical facilities across the state. There were 14 staffed intensive care beds and 188 staffed inpatient beds available in North Dakota, according to state data. The increase in patients came on day when the state reported 12 additional deaths, lifting the total number of fatalities to 596. The COVID Tracking Project reports that the death count is the 15th highest per capita in the country at about 75 deaths per 100,000 people.

 

NDDoH COVID-19 Stats for Thurs. Nov 5,  2020

11- am.

Barnes

 

New Positives   30

Total Positives 467

Active Cases 90

Recovered  375

 

Stutsman

New Positives 64

Total Positives 1285

Active Cases  344

Recovered  931

 

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

BY THE NUMBERS

9,723 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

910,816 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

1,540 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

49,837 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

17.15% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

9,224 Total Active Cases

+653 Individuals from yesterday

854 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (680 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

40,017 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

231 – Currently Hospitalized

+11 – Individuals from yesterday

29 – New Deaths*** (596 total deaths since the pandemic began) 

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

• Man in his 50s from Benson County.
• Woman in her 70s from Burleigh County.
• Woman in her 60s from Burleigh County.
• Woman in her 90s from Burleigh County.
• Woman in her 40s from Cass County.
• Man in his 80s from Dickey County.
• Man in his 80s from Dickey County.
• Man in his 70s from Grand Forks County.
• Man in his 50s from Grand Forks County.
• Man in his 80s from Grand Forks County.
• Woman in her 90s from Hettinger County.
• Man in his 70s from Kidder County.
• Man in his 70s from Morton County.
• Man in his 80s from Morton County.
• Woman in her 90s from Nelson County.
• Man in his 80s from Pierce County.
• Woman in her 80s from Towner County.
• Man in his 80s from Traill County.
• Woman in her 50s from Traill County.
• Man in his 80s from Traill County.
• Woman in her 100s from Ward County.
• Man in his 90s from Ward County.
• Man in his 80s from Ward County.
• Woman in her 90s from Ward County.
• Man in his 60s from Ward County.
• Man in his 80s from Ward County.
• Woman in her 30s from Ward County.
• Woman in her 60s from Ward County.
• Man in his 80s from Williams County.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED THURSDAY

• Adams County – 4
• Barnes County – 30
• Benson County – 14
• Billings County – 1
• Bottineau County – 9
• Burke County – 5
• Burleigh County – 214
• Cass County – 266
• Cavalier County – 19
• Dickey County – 12
• Divide County – 3
• Dunn County – 5
• Eddy County – 14
• Emmons County – 2
• Foster County – 12
• Golden Valley County – 2
• Grand Forks County – 101
• Grant County – 2
• Griggs County – 6
• Hettinger County – 3
• Kidder County – 1
• LaMoure County – 4
• McHenry County – 12
• McIntosh County – 2
• McKenzie County – 14
• McLean County – 19
• Mercer County – 13
• Morton County – 84
• Mountrail County – 25
• Nelson County – 6
• Oliver County – 3
• Pembina County – 37
• Pierce County – 18
• Ramsey County – 38
• Ransom County – 9
• Richland County – 20
• Rolette County – 21
• Sargent County – 7
• Sioux County – 7
• Stark County – 64
• Steele County – 2
• Stutsman County – 64
• Towner County – 8
• Traill County – 24
• Walsh County – 48
• Ward County – 221
• Williams County – 45

 

* 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.

Burgum announced changes in county risk levels, noting that none have gone down in risk, and many rose, and several remained the same.

Effective 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, the updated ND Smart Restart guidelines are as follows for counties under these risk designations:

In the area Stutsman and Barnes Counties went from yellow moderate risk to Orange High Risk levels.

Foster County stays at yellow moderate risk.

Logan County move from green low risk to yellow moderate risk.

Griggs County was moved from green low risk to yellow moderate risk level.

• Critical (red): Non-essential businesses closed
• High (orange): 25% occupancy with a cap of 50 people (changed from non-essential businesses closed); encourage businesses to require face coverings
• Moderate (yellow): 50% occupancy with a cap of 100 people (down from 250); encourage businesses to require face coverings
• Low (green): 75% occupancy with a cap of 200 people (down from 500)
• New Normal (blue): operate as usual.

 

Chris Jones stressed the increase in COVID-19 cases is putting a significant strain on healthcare and healthcare workers, and hospital bed capacities.  Jones also urged resident to get flu shots.

Burgum added that, the North Dakota Department of Commerce Wednesday announced the second round of the Economic Resiliency Grant (ERG) also known as the Hospitality ERG.

Applications are expected to open the week of Nov. 16 and will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Funding will be approved if the application meets all criteria and funding is available. Additional information will soon be available at belegendary.link/ERG.

Due to the continuing need of assistance, the second round of the ERG will focus on reimbursing hospitality businesses that were directly impacted by Executive Order 2020-06. This includes all restaurants, bars, breweries, cafes and similar on-site dining establishments.

Additionally, the Hospitality ERG will also focus on businesses affected by the closures such as theaters, music and entertainment venues, and professional production companies that support major venue meetings and events.

Commerce was approved by the Emergency Commission to use the remaining ERG funds estimated to be approximately $25 million and an additional $29 million for the Hospitality ERG to support more than 3,000 food service, drinking establishment, entertainment venues and professional production companies operating in North Dakota.

 

 

 

Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District will be offering it’s free COVID-19 testing this week indoors at the Jamestown Civic Center:

• Friday Nov 6,  10am to noon
• Indoors – use North ground-level door
• Face coverings are required.
• PRE-REGISTER if not done in past

Those seeking to be tested should enter the building through the north entrance.   Testing will occur every Friday until further notice.

Those who wish to receive a test are required to complete the online screening questionnaire in advance, which can be found here: https://testreg.nd.gov/.   If you have completely pre-registration in the past, you do not have to do it again.

Follow Central Valley Health District on Facebook for current and up-to-date information on local response information.

The 300 block of 3rd St NE will be closed for Covid-19 Testing.   Testing will take place inside the Civic Center.  Parking available in the east Business Center lot.

Questions regarding testing; please contact Central Valley Health at 252-8130.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Alfred Dickey Library branch of the James River Valley Library System is closed November 5-6 for precautionary deep cleaning. The Stutsman County Library branch will remain open to the public for all of your full-service library needs. The hours for the Stutsman County branch are 10:00 am – 5:00 pm on Monday, and 9 am – 5pm Tuesday-Friday.

 

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The annual Veterans’ Day celebration at the All Vets Club in Jamestown will be held on Wednesday, November 11th starting with a free will offering breakfast at 7:30 served by the Jamestown Sertoma club and volunteers.

We strongly suggest that you call in by Tuesday 11-10 for a breakfast time slot (7:30-8:30 or 9:30) to avoid crowding and close contact.  Following the breakfast, there will be a free soup luncheon at 11:00 and family bingo with social distancing at 11:30.  The evening events begin at 5:30 with a no host social at a distance and at 6:00 will be the POW/MIA remembrance ceremony by the American Legion.  the celebration banquet begins at 6:15 with door prizes, great food and musical entertainment.  The celebration banquet meal is free for all area veterans. Active duty military and our North Dakota National Guard are being recognized this year.

 

For more information please contact the All Vets Club at 252-8994.  All in the community are invited to join us in this day of recognition.  Please observe social distancing guidelines and safety protocols.  Masks suggested.

All activities are contingent upon timely health restrictions.  Grateful thanks to all in the community who help make this annual celebration event possible.

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The amount of water being released into the Missouri River from a key dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border will be reduced later this month. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says that the amount of water flowing out of Gavins Point Dam will be reduced starting on Nov. 22 by about 3,000 cubic feet per second each day until reaching a winter release rate of about 17,000 cubic feet per second. That’s down significantly from the reduction seen a year earlier, after heavy rain and snow melt in the spring of 2019 sent the river to record levels and flooded parts of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota set a grim record on Thursday as health officials reported 29 more deaths from COVID-19, along with new daily highs of infections and hospitalizations. The report showed that 231 people were being treated in medical facilities across the state, up 11 from the previous high set Wednesday. North Dakota’s death toll from the virus climbed to 568, with 325 occurring since Oct. 1 Health officials reported a record 1,540 new cases of COVID-19 across the state, for a total of nearly 50,000 since the start of the pandemic. Health officials reported the positivity rate topped 17% on Thursday.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — An elderly man has been struck and killed while crossing a street in Minot. Police say the 91-year-old man stopped in the middle of the road Tuesday and was struck by a pickup truck. Officials say the driver was cresting a hill and didn’t see the man in time to stop. The victim is identified as Carl Melby of Minot. The driver was issued a citation, but no criminal charges are expected.

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In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low near zero Thursday and signaled its readiness to do more if needed to support an economy under threat from a worsening coronavirus pandemic. The Fed announced no new actions after its latest policy meeting but left the door open to provide further assistance in the coming months. The central bank again pledged to use its “full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time.” The economy in recent weeks has weakened after mounting a tentative recovery from the deep pandemic recession in early spring.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is pushing closer to winning the presidency, as vote counts continue in battleground states two days after Election Day. President Donald Trump’s path to reelection has become very narrow though still possible. He needs victories in all four of the remaining battlegrounds: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia and Nevada. Biden has won the fiercely contested prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin, part of the “blue wall” that slipped away from Democrats four years ago. Trump’s team is mounting legal challenges in a number of states, but none seem obviously destined to impact the election’s overall outcome.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Democrat Joe Biden inches closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House, President Donald Trump’s campaign has put into action the legal strategy the president had signaled for weeks. The GOP campaign is attacking the integrity of the voting process in states where the result could mean his defeat. Democrats are scoffing at the legal challenges the president’s campaign filed Wednesday in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Those largely demand better access for campaign observers to locations where ballots are being processed and counted. Early Thursday, a separate Trump campaign lawsuit in Georgia over concerns about 53 absentee ballots was dismissed by a judge.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Arizona Democratic Party has asked a court to let it participate in a lawsuit that alleges vote tabulation equipment in metro Phoenix was unable to record a voter’s ballot because she used a county-issued Sharpie pen. A judge is holding a hearing Thursday in the lawsuit by voter Laurie Aguilera, who also alleged that ink from the marker bled through the back side of her ballot and that poll workers refused her request for a new ballot. Aguilera is seeking a court order for all Maricopa County voters whose ballots were rejected as a result of using a Sharpie to be given a chance to fix their ballots.

 

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis election official who worked at a polling place on Election Day despite a positive test for the coronavirus has now died, raising concerns for the nearly 2,000 people who voted there. St. Charles County, Missouri, spokeswoman Mary Enger said in a news release Thursday that the person, whose cause of death is not yet known, was an election judge supervisor at the Blanchette Park Memorial Hall polling site in St. Charles. Enger says the county’s health department and election authority recently learned that the poll worker tested positive Oct. 30 for COVID-19 and was advised to quarantine for 14 days, but ignored the advice and worked Tuesday.

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge has rejected defense requests to move the trial of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death, and also ordered that all four will be tried together. Judge Peter Cahill ruled Thursday after defense attorneys argued that pretrial publicity had made it impossible to get a fair trial in Minneapolis. They had also cited a hearing in which the men and their attorneys were confronted by angry protesters outside the courthouse. But Cahill says he’s unpersuaded that moving the trial would improve security, and that he believes the jury can be shielded from outside influences.