Bismarck  (CSi) Governor Doug Burgum held his weekly news briefing Monday afternoon at the state capital in Bismarck.  He was joined by Human Services Executive Director Chris Jones.

Burgum said by 10 – percent hospitalizations stemming from COVID-19 have been recorded, recently.  He said community spread is causing a dramatic increase in positive cases, leading to a possible  large increase in hospitalization over the next two to three weeks.

Meeting with hospital officials, Burgum said pressure on hospitals is currently increasing. Some hospitals are suspending elective surgeries.

86 percent of hospitalizations are non COVID-19 related.

The North Dakota team is working  with hosptials to ensure availability to expand worker eligibility.

Plans are being studied to possibly move staff from one hospital to another where healthcare worker shortages are great.

Improving hospitalizations for COVID patients is now decreasing to an average of seven and a half days.

Rapid testing is being shifted to healthcare providers, along with expanding at larger colleges and universities.

NDDoH is hiring EMT’s so that current personnel can assist local public health.

On another topic Burgum is urging everyone to get a flu shot, with 2,000 flu cases reported last flu season.

NDDoH COVID-19 Stats

Mon Nov 9, 2020

8-a.m.

Barnes

New Positives   30

Total Positives 533

Active Cases 106

Recovered  425

Stutsman

1 New Death

Man in his 80s from Stutsman County.

Total Deaths 17

New Positives 48

Total Positives 1507

Active 419

Recovered 1071

 

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


BY THE NUMBERS

7,455 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

947,371 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

1,160 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

55,458 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

16.73% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

10,865 Total Active Cases

+302 Individuals from yesterday

846 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (690 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

43,949 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

254 – Currently Hospitalized

+14 – Individuals from yesterday

5 – New Deaths*** (644 total deaths since the pandemic began) 

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Man in his 50s from Burleigh County.
  • Man in his 60s from McKenzie County.
  • Woman in her 60s from Mountrail County.
  • Man in his 80s from Stutsman County.
  • Man in his 80s from Walsh County.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED MONDAY

  • Adams County – 1
  • Barnes County – 30
  • Benson County – 1
  • Bottineau County – 3
  • Bowman County – 1
  • Burleigh County – 214
  • Cass County – 216
  • Cavalier County – 7
  • Dickey County – 2
  • Divide County – 1
  • Dunn County – 1
  • Emmons County – 3
  • Foster County – 7
  • Grand Forks County – 166
  • Grant County – 6
  • Griggs County – 6
  • Hettinger County – 2
  • Kidder County – 3
  • Logan County – 2
  • McHenry County – 5
  • McIntosh County – 2
  • McKenzie County – 10
  • McLean County – 10
  • Mercer County – 2
  • Morton County – 61
  • Mountrail County – 3
  • Nelson County – 9
  • Oliver County – 1
  • Pembina County – 13
  • Pierce County – 10
  • Ramsey County – 45
  • Ransom County – 4
  • Renville County – 1
  • Richland County – 13
  • Rolette County – 26
  • Sargent County – 3
  • Sioux County – 15
  • Stark County – 21
  • Steele County – 1
  • Stutsman County – 48
  • Towner County – 2
  • Traill County – 9
  • Walsh County – 35
  • Ward County – 93
  • Wells County – 3
  • Williams County – 43

 

* 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.

On Monday, Burgum moved remaining counties not in the Orange High Risk Level, to that level, all 53 counties.  In this area it includes now in Orange, High Risk, Logan, Ransom, and Griggs Counties, moving from yellow moderate risk.

Description of County Risk Level colors, categories

  • 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.