CSi Weather…

TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 20s.

Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

.SUNDAY…Sunny, colder. Highs around 30. Northwest winds 15 to

20 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 15.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

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

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

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 30.

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

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

 

On Saturday. Ahead of a cold front, well above average highs for this time of year with highs in the 50s across the southern half of the forecast area.

Depending on the timing of the cold frontal passage, and cloud

cover (not much anticipated at the moment), some areas across the

southern third of western and central North Dakota could flirt the

with lower 60s.

Behind the front, winds will shift from out of the west southwest

to out of the northwest and become breezy through the afternoon

hours Saturday. The strongest winds are likely to be found across

the west where sustained values of up to 25 mph and gusts up to 35

mph will be possible. These winds will overlap with dry conditions

across the southwest, potentially leading to an hour or two of

near critical fire weather conditions but given the time of year,

concerns are not overly high.

 

 

North Dakota has surpassed 900 deaths due to complications from COVID-19, with more than 200 of the fatalities coming in just the past two weeks. Health officials confirmed five new deaths on Friday, bringing the statewide death toll from the virus to 902. The have been 336 fatalities so far in November, the deadliest month since the pandemic began. The state says  there were 309 people hospitalized with COVID-19 on Friday, an increase of seven.  The most recent data shows only 17 staffed Intensive Care Unit beds and 262 staffed inpatient beds available statewide.

ND COVID Stats

Fri., Nov. 27, 2020

11-a.m.

Barnes County

New Positives: 18

Total Positives:  985

Active: 153

Recovered: 818

 

Stutsman County

ONE NEW DEATH…

Woman in her 80s

TOTAL DEATHS 42

 

New Positives: 22

Total Positives: 2584

Active: 273

Recovered: 2269

 

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


BY THE NUMBERS

7,951 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

1,119,225 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

797 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

77,232 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

10.90% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

8,226 – Total Active Cases

-119 Individuals from Yesterday

905 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (779 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

68,105 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

309 – Currently Hospitalized

+7 – Individuals from yesterday

 

5 – New Deaths*** (902 total deaths since the pandemic began) 

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Man in his 50s from Cass County.
  • Woman in her 80s from Foster County.
  • Woman in her 80s from Foster County.
  • Woman in her 80s from Stutsman County.
  • Woman in her 90s from Walsh County.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED FRIDAY

  • Adams County – 3
  • Barnes County – 18
  • Benson County – 4
  • Bottineau County – 11
  • Burleigh County – 81
  • Cass County – 122
  • Cavalier County – 7
  • Dickey County – 6
  • Dunn County – 2
  • Eddy County – 1
  • Emmons County – 4
  • Foster County – 2
  • Golden Valley County – 2
  • Grand Forks County – 123
  • Grant County – 2
  • Griggs County – 5
  • Hettinger County – 3
  • Kidder County – 2
  • LaMoure County – 4
  • McHenry County – 5
  • McIntosh County – 1
  • McKenzie County – 5
  • McLean County – 13
  • Mercer County – 4
  • Morton County – 25
  • Mountrail County – 2
  • Nelson County – 5
  • Pembina County – 8
  • Pierce County – 14
  • Ramsey County – 25
  • Ransom County – 4
  • Renville County – 2
  • Richland County – 26
  • Rolette County – 35
  • Sargent County – 15
  • Sheridan County – 2
  • Sioux County – 5
  • Stark County – 27
  • Steele County – 3
  • Stutsman County – 22
  • Towner County – 1
  • Traill County – 9
  • Walsh County – 10
  • Ward County – 94
  • Wells County – 1
  • Williams County – 32

 

* 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.

 

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum implored the state to remain vigilant in preventing infections on the Thanksgiving holiday as the state reported a downward tick in coronavirus cases. The Republican governor acknowledged in a Thanksgiving statement that the state still has a long way to go in containing the spread of the virus, saying “a week of improved results does not make a trend.” Health experts have warned that holiday gatherings could lead to a surge of infections. The Department of Health reported 952 cases, along with 10 deaths from COVID-19.

 

Valley City  (VCPS)  Valley City Public Schools Superintendent Josh Johnson says, Advisory Meetings- for Elementary and Secondary Parents/Guardians continues.

VCPS parent that would like to provide  feedback to the district on their District COVID-19 plan, can send an email with your interest to brenna.schroeder@k12.nd.us. The school district  will be identifying a small group of parents from all of our schools that can provide us with feedback regarding the district plan and the successes and challenges from this school year.

The next virtually (via Zoom) meeting is  at 7:00pm on Monday, November 30th and Tuesday, December 1st. While all parents feedback, is valued, depending upon the number of requests, they may need to limit the total number of participants in these meetings.

In world and national news…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has rejected President Donald Trump’s latest effort to challenge the election results in a case expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court if Trump appeals. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals echoed a string of other courts in finding his campaign offered no evidence of any election fraud. Instead, the court said “the campaign’s claims have no merit.” Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani called the election process fraudulent during oral arguments in a lower court last week, but offered no proof. Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, a Trump appointee, wrote Friday that “calling an election unfair does not make it so.”

MILTON, Ga. (AP) — Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Democrats, Republicans and their supporters plan to flood Georgia neighborhoods with staff and volunteers to knock on doors and rally their bases to vote in the state’s pivotal U.S. Senate runoffs on Jan. 5. The two races will decide which party controls the Senate, and that has infused turnout efforts by the parties and outside groups with new urgency. They plan to supplement the in-person appeals with a fusillade of phone calls, text messages, mailers and ads also aimed at boosting turnout.

 

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Republicans have picked up their 11th seat overall in the U.S. House and the third seat in California. David Valadao reclaimed the U.S. House seat he lost in the farm belt two years ago. The former congressman defeated Democratic Rep. TJ Cox, who ousted Valadao in the 21st Congressional District two years ago by 862 votes. Valadao had endorsed President Donald Trump after withholding his backing in 2016 — a risk in a swing district the president lost by 15 points four years ago. But he also stressed his independence, such as criticizing the Trump administration for family separations at the border and promoting his willingness to work across party lines.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 is closing a shortened session at a record high Friday as investors continue to look forward to the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine and relief for the economy. The benchmark index rose 0.2%, led by gains in technology companies, and closed at an all-time high of 3,638. Optimism about a vaccine persists even as one vaccine candidate suffered a setback and cases of coronavirus remain at elevated levels. Meanwhile, retailers were hoping that their slumping sales get a boost from shoppers on Black Friday but early indications are that store traffic was light. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped to 0.85%.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is quietly amending its execution protocols, no longer requiring federal death sentences to be carried out by lethal injection and clearing the way for other methods like firing squads and poison gas. The amended rule, published Friday in the Federal Register, allows the U.S. government to conduct executions by lethal injection or use “any other manner prescribed by the law of the state in which the sentence was imposed.” A number of states allow other methods of execution. It remains unclear whether the Justice Department will seek to use any methods other than lethal injection for upcoming executions.

 

(AP) The Trump administration is moving forward on gutting a longstanding federal protection for roughly 1,000 species of birds in the United States. Friday’s move comes despite objections from former federal officials and many scientists that billions more birds will likely perish in coming decades as a result. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published its assessment of the rule, a final step that means the rollback could become official in 30 days. Oil and gas and other industries had sought the rollback, which sharply limits federal prosecution for industry practices that kill migratory birds. Industry operations kill an estimated 450 million to 1.1 billion birds annually.

 

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. is announcing plans to lay off 4,000 more workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the industry. The company has been limiting attendance at its parks and changing protocols to allow for social distancing. Officials haven’t specified the number of workers that would be affected in its Orlando theme parks. Disney’s parks closed in March as the pandemic started spreading in the U.S. The Florida parks reopened in the summer, but the California parks have yet to reopen pending state and local government approvals.