BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Senate’s top budget writer is among several people who have tested positive for COVID-19 following the Legislature’s three-day organizational session at the state Capitol last week. Grand Forks Republican Sen. Ray Holmberg confirmed his diagnosis to the Bismarck Tribune on Thursday. Three employees of the Legislature’s 32-person nonpartisan research agency also have tested positive. North Dakota health officials on Thursday confirmed 575 new cases of the coronavirus and 23 additional deaths. Officials said 17 of the deaths occurred at least three days prior to the report Thursday, including 15 from November.