{"id":196427,"date":"2020-04-09T16:14:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T21:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=196427"},"modified":"2020-04-09T16:49:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T21:49:53","slug":"gov-burgums-thurs-covid-19-news-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=196427","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Burgum&#8217;s Thurs. COVID-19 News Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bismarck\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 During Thursday\u2019s Daily News Briefing at the state capital in Bismarck, Governor Doug Burgum, introduced First Lady Kathryn Burgum, and provided an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota and discussed behavioral health resources.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ndhealth\/videos\/2860933707288822\/<\/p>\n<p>From NDDoH<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, April 9, 2020 \u2013 10:58am<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Categories:<\/em><\/strong><em> Coronavirus <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>POSITIVE TEST RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Woman in her 20s from Burleigh County, community spread<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 60s from Burleigh County, possible travel<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 40s from Burleigh County, under investigation<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 60s from Burleigh County, under investigation<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 40s from Cass County, community spread<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 20s from Cass County, close contact<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 80s from Cass County, close contact<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 30s from Cass County, community spread<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 30s from Cass County, close contact<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 40s from Cass County, under investigation<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 50s from McKenzie County, community spread<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 30s from Morton County, under investigation<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 60s from Richland County, close contact<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 60s from Stark County, travel<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 30s from Ward County, close contact<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 30s from Ward County, under investigation<\/li>\n<li>Male age 0-9 from Ward County, community spread<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 20s from Williams County, under investigation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Man in his 60s from Stark County with underlying health conditions who acquired COVID-19 through community spread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Categories: Travel, Possible Travel, Community Spread, Close Contact, Under Investigation<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8990 \u2013 Total Tested (+438 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>8721 \u2013 Negative (+420 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>269 \u2013 Positive (+18 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>34 \u2013 Hospitalized (+0 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>14 \u2013 Currently Hospitalized (-2 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>101 \u2013 Recovered (+3 individual from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>5 \u2013 Death (+1 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>Governor Burgum at his Thursday afternoon news briefing said another person had died from COVID-19, bringing the total deaths to six.\u00a0 He said the updated information will be released on Friday, after family has been notified.<\/p>\n<p>First Lady Kathryn Burgum said, during this time, people can feel along, and suggests to reach out and connect with other, though social media.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behavioralhealth.nd.gov\/covid-19\">Behavioral Health support<\/a> is available on line, and features support meetings, and a recovery talk section.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Burgum urges training in the use of Narcan, in the event that someone has an opioid drug overdose, and the Behavioral Health web site had more information, in obtaining a Narcan kit, and related information.<\/p>\n<p>With the 2020 census, Burgum said Harwood, ND ranks 7<sup>th<\/sup> nationwide in returning census forms.\u00a0\u00a0 Burleigh County, ND is the top ranked area in state so far in returning forms, 61<sup>st<\/sup> in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>With unemployment 1562 jobless claims were filed, Wednesday, 43,924 since March 16 this year.\u00a0 Jobsnd.com is the web site.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that the Care19 app through the Apple Store is adding more people, and the android version should come on line this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum asks those at grocery stores to self distance, limit one member per family per trip,<\/p>\n<p>Avoid social gatherings in stores.\u00a0\u00a0 The North Dakota Grocers Association has a policy in place where grocery store employees are to wear face masks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bismarck\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 During Thursday\u2019s Daily News Briefing at the state capital in Bismarck, Governor Doug Burgum, introduced First Lady Kathryn Burgum, and provided an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota and discussed behavioral health resources. https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ndhealth\/videos\/2860933707288822\/ From NDDoH Thursday, April 9, 2020 \u2013 10:58am Categories: Coronavirus POSITIVE TEST 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