Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Mar 11

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 15. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Clear. Not as cold. Lows in the upper 20s.

Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph

shifting to the north in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 30.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows in the mid 20s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Slight chance of snow possibly mixed with

rain in the morning, then slight chance of rain in the afternoon.

Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.

 

 

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Thurs. Mar. 11,  2021

11am

Barnes:

New Positives 1

Total Positives 1305

Active 10

Recovered 1264

 

Stutsman

New Positives 1

Total Positives 3313

Active 12

Recovered 3208

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

Please note that from now on the daily news release will be sent Monday – Friday. The NDDoH dashboard will continue to be updated daily.

 

BY THE NUMBERS
167,773	Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine
280,120	Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
7,340	Total Tests from yesterday*
1,710,021	Total tests completed since the pandemic began
112	Positive Individuals from yesterday*****
56	PCR Tests
56	Antigen Tests
100,726	Total positive individuals since the pandemic began
2.16%	Daily Positivity Rate**
641	Total Active Cases
+29	Change in active cases from yesterday
79	Individuals with a recovery date of yesterday****
98,631	Total recovered since the pandemic began
17	Currently hospitalized
-1	Change in hospitalizations from yesterday
+3	New death(s)
1,454	Total deaths since the pandemic began
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
Woman in her 90s from Pierce County
Woman in her 90s from Ransom County
Woman in her 90s from Ward County
NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED THURSDAY BY COUNTY
Adams		0	Grant	0	Ransom	2
Barnes		1	Griggs	0	Renville	0
Benson		1	Hettinger	0	Richland	4
Billings		0	Kidder	0	Rolette	0
Bottineau		1	LaMoure	0	Sargent	0
Bowman		0	Logan	0	Sheridan	1
Burke		3	McHenry	0	Sioux	0
Burleigh		6	McIntosh	0	Slope	0
Cass		42	McKenzie	0	Stark	10
Cavalier		1	McLean	3	Steele	0
Dickey		0	Mercer	3	Stutsman	1
Divide		2	Morton	2	Towner	0
Dunn		0	Mountrail	2	Traill	0
Eddy		0	Nelson	0	Walsh	0
Emmons		0	Oliver	1	Ward	7
Foster		1	Pembina	1	Wells	1
Golden Valley		0	Pierce	1	Williams	4
Grand Forks		9	Ramsey	2

 

* Note that this includes PCR and antigen; it does not include individuals from out of state. 

**Individuals (PCR or antigen) 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 with a PCR or antigen test and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. Please remember that deaths are reported as they’re reported to us by the facility or through the official death record (up to 10-day delay). 

**** The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.

*****Daily positive numbers include people who tested with a PCR or antigen test. 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 this week will have COVID-19 Testing again Friday March 12 at the Jamestown Civic Center from 11-a.m. to 12 noon, using the Rapid Testing, BinaxNow.

By screening with rapid antigen tests, event attendees will be able to receive their test results within 15 minutes via text notification. The test also is less invasive than a PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) test in that it uses a nasal swab to collect a sample from the lower part of the nostril.

If a person tests positive, they should isolate at home immediately and a case investigator will be in touch with them within 24 hours. If the screening yields a negative result, individuals should continue to monitor for symptoms.

Interested individuals should fill out an online survey at testreg.nd.gov for faster registration.

For more information about rapid antigen tests and North Dakota’s screening strategies, visit https://www.health.nd.gov/rapid-antigen-screening

 

Valley City  (CCHD)  Free COVID-19 testing events for the VCSU and Valley City communities this week from 1-2 p.m. at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, “The Bubble”. Rapid and conventional testing will be offered at each event again  on Friday March 12.

These are WALK-IN testing events. If you wish to be tested, please park your vehicle and enter through the west entrance. Handicap parking spaces and access are available at the east entrance. Preregistration at testreg.nd.gov is encouraged; one only needs to register once.

 

Jamestown  (NDFU)  – National Guard troops on duty in our nation’s capital will soon be getting a different taste in the chow line. Farmers Union Enterprises (FUE) has announced  it will be donating $50,000 to provide roughly 5,000 soldiers with a nutritious meal from Founding Farmers restaurants, based in the Washington, D.C., area.

North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne, says,  “Farmers are about feeding people. They do important work, just like our troops. This is our way of thanking the Guard for their service in protecting our capitol and democracy. We hope the taste of good made-from-scratch homestyle cooking from our farmer-owned restaurants reminds them that we appreciate their sacrifice and the time they’ve spent away from their families.”

FUE is made up of several Farmers Union-owned businesses in the Upper Midwest – the dividends of which help fund Farmers Union organizations in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, as well as FUE programs and National Farmers Union.

Founding Farmers and Farmers Restaurant Group, Manager, Dan Simons adds,  lunch and dinner meals will be delivered next week to the National Guard for distribution through their food service network.

He says, “Heart. Generosity. Farming. Security. Service. The ingredients in this recipe are amazing on their own and even more remarkable together.  My team and I are honored to be able to provide delish meals to those who serve and protect each and every day, and have sincere gratitude to our farmer-owners for their generosity with funding this mission.”

Anyone wishing to donate to this humanitarian effort can do so online through the NDFU Foundation. Go to ndfu.org and click on “Donate.”

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck man is facing felony charges after being accused of injuring his 4-month-old daughter. The 22-year-old father is charged with felony child abuse, which carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence upon conviction. A police affidavit says the baby’s head injuries were discovered during a medical visit in late February. The affidavit says Denzil Harvest was the sole caregiver of his daughter the evening before the medical visit. Harvest has denied shaking or intentionally harming the baby. But police say he admitted he may have handled her too aggressively causing her head to snap back and forth.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker expelled for allegedly threatening and sexually harassing women at the Capitol says he will not challenge the expulsion in court. Former GOP Rep. Luke Simons said in a statement Thursday that he could not in “good conscience prioritize my legal battle over the potential outcome of important legislation for the people of North Dakota.” Simons, who has denied wrongdoing, has argued he wasn’t being afforded due process. North Dakota’s Constitution gives both chambers of the Legislature the right to expel a member with two-thirds approval.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State officials want to use another round of federal stimulus money to continue testing wastewater for variants of COVID-19 in North Dakota. The coronavirus wastewater testing began last July and would end in June if funding isn’t continued. Twenty-one communities are participating in the testing statewide. Wastewater from those cities is analyzed at a North Dakota State University lab where researchers look for the virus contained in the fecal matter of people who are infected. State officials say the analysis is helpful in pinpointing communities that might need more regular virus testing, given that far fewer people are opting for tests now than at the height of the pandemic.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he says will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health. He had been set to sign the American Rescue Plan on Friday. But the White House moved the signing up to Thursday afternoon, hours before the president plans to deliver his first prime-time address to the American public on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic. Chief of staff Ron Klain tweets that the bill arrived at the White House late Wednesday, more quickly than anticipated. Klain says, “We want to move as fast as possible.”

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland is seeking to assure career staffers at the Justice Department that he will prioritize restoring the agency’s reputation for political independence and ensuring equal justice after a tumultuous four years under former President Donald Trump. Garland is inheriting a Justice Department embattled by a turbulent era under Trump, who insisted that the attorney general and the department must be loyal to him personally, battering the department’s reputation for political independence. Former Attorney General William Barr resigned in December, weeks after he said there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential race, contradicting Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee for health secretary has cleared a key hurdle. The Senate voted Thursday to move ahead with the nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York forced a vote to overcome Republican opposition that succeeded 51-48. The action puts Biden one step closer to filling the top position at Health and Human Services, a department that is playing a key role in the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Republicans opposing Becerra has voiced concern about his record in support of abortion rights.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has called off upcoming arguments over a Trump administration plan to remake Medicaid by requiring recipients to work, agreeing to a request from the Biden administration. The court had been scheduled to take up the issue on March 29. But the Biden administration already has decided preliminarily that work requirements do not fit with Medicaid’s goal of providing health care to lower-income people. It’s the fifth time since the November presidential election that the change in administrations has led the court to dismiss or delay cases it had already agreed to hear.

 

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A lawyer for Gov. Andrew Cuomo said she has reported a groping allegation made against him to local police after the woman involved declined to press charges herself. The Times Union of Albany reported Wednesday that an unidentified aide had claimed Cuomo reached under her shirt and fondled her after summoning her to his official residence. Cuomo said he never touched anyone appropriately. Beth Garvey, the governor’s acting counsel, said in a statement Thursday that as a matter of state policy, the woman who made the allegations was told she should contact her local police department. She said she phoned police herself when the woman declined, through her lawyer, to make a formal complaint.