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Bismarck\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Governor Doug Burgum held his weekly COVID-19 News Briefing Thursday at the State Capital in Bismarck.\u00a0 He was \u00a0joined by , Department of Human Services Executive Director Chris Jones.<\/p>\n
Burgum said the Thursday report from the NDDoH was the worst for North Dakota in categories listed for COVID-19, including growing hospitalizations.<\/p>\n
He said the uptick in the spread of the virus is not only statewide, or nationally but worldwide.\u00a0 He noted with indoor gatherings growing with cold weather inside conditions add to the virus thriving, concerning humidity, and air flow conditions.<\/p>\n
Burgum pointed out regular phone visits with city and county leaders, who are sharing ideas.\u00a0 He noted localities adding face mask recommendations for citizens.<\/p>\n
He added that with vaccine development, the state is planning for the distribution to state residents, when it becomes available.<\/p>\n
He said getting a flu shot is extremely important, in the COVID-19 fight, and reminded residents about mitigating the spread, by social distancing, and wearing face masks, while interacting within core groups.<\/p>\n
North Dakota health officials are reporting that hospitalizations due to complications from the coronavirus reached another new high after increasing by five in the last day. The Wednesday report, released on Thursday, showed that 220 people were being treated in medical facilities across the state. There were 14 staffed intensive care beds and 188 staffed inpatient beds available in North Dakota, according to state data. The increase in patients came on day when the state reported 12 additional deaths, lifting the total number of fatalities to 596. The COVID Tracking Project reports that the death count is the 15th highest per capita in the country at about 75 deaths per 100,000 people.<\/p>\n
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NDDoH COVID-19 Stats for Thurs. Nov 5,\u00a0 2020<\/p>\n
11- am.<\/p>\n
Barnes<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n New Positives\u00a0\u00a0 30<\/p>\n Total Positives 467<\/p>\n Active Cases 90<\/p>\n Recovered\u00a0 375<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stutsman<\/strong><\/p>\n New Positives 64<\/p>\n Total Positives 1285<\/p>\n Active Cases\u00a0 344<\/p>\n Recovered\u00a0 931<\/p>\n <\/p>\n COVID-19 Test Results\u00a0<\/strong> 9,723\u00a0\u2013 Total Tests from Yesterday*<\/p>\n 910,816\u00a0\u2013 Total tests completed since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n 1,540\u00a0\u2013 Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****<\/p>\n 49,837\u00a0\u2013 Total positive individuals since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n 17.15% \u2013\u00a0Daily Positivity Rate**<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9,224\u00a0Total Active Cases<\/p>\n +653\u00a0Individuals from yesterday<\/p>\n 854\u00a0\u2013 Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (680\u00a0with a recovery\u00a0date\u00a0of yesterday****)<\/p>\n 40,017\u00a0\u2013 Total recovered since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n 231\u00a0\u2013 Currently Hospitalized<\/p>\n +11\u00a0\u2013 Individuals from yesterday<\/p>\n 29\u00a0\u2013 New Deaths*** (596 total deaths since the pandemic\u00a0began)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED THURSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n * 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.<\/em><\/p>\n **Individuals who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (<\/em>susceptible encounters<\/em><\/a>). <\/em><\/p>\n *** 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. *****Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.<\/em><\/p>\n For descriptions of these categories, visit the <\/em>NDDoH dashboard<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at\u00a0www.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>, follow on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and visit the CDC website at\u00a0www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n Effective 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, the updated ND Smart Restart guidelines are as follows for counties under these risk designations:<\/p>\n In the area Stutsman and Barnes Counties went from yellow moderate risk to Orange High Risk levels.<\/p>\n Foster County stays at yellow moderate risk.<\/p>\n Logan County move from green low risk to yellow moderate risk.<\/p>\n Griggs County was moved from green low risk to yellow moderate risk level.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chris Jones stressed the increase in COVID-19 cases is putting a significant strain on healthcare and healthcare workers, and hospital bed capacities.\u00a0 Jones also urged resident to get flu shots.<\/p>\n Burgum added that, the North Dakota Department of Commerce Wednesday announced the second round of the Economic Resiliency Grant (ERG) also known as the Hospitality ERG.<\/p>\n Applications are expected to open the week of Nov. 16 and will be considered on a first-come, first-served\u00a0basis. Funding will be approved if the application meets all criteria and funding is available.\u00a0Additional information\u00a0will soon be available\u00a0at\u00a0belegendary.link\/ERG<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Due to the continuing need of assistance, the second round of the ERG will focus on reimbursing hospitality businesses that were directly impacted by Executive Order 2020-06. This includes all restaurants, bars, breweries, cafes and similar on-site dining establishments.<\/p>\n Additionally, the Hospitality ERG will also focus on businesses affected by the closures such as theaters, music and entertainment venues, and professional production companies that support major venue meetings and events.<\/p>\n Commerce was approved by the Emergency Commission to use the remaining ERG funds estimated to be approximately $25 million and an additional $29 million for the Hospitality ERG to support more than 3,000 food service, drinking establishment, entertainment venues and professional production companies operating in North Dakota.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Those seeking to be tested should enter the building through the north entrance.\u00a0 \u00a0Testing will occur every Friday until further notice.<\/p>\n Those who wish to receive a test are required to complete the online screening questionnaire in advance, which can be found here: https:\/\/testreg.nd.gov\/<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0If you have completely pre-registration in the past, you do not have to do it again.<\/p>\n
\nThe results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0<\/em>NDDoH website<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
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Burgum announced changes in county risk levels, noting that none have gone down in risk, and many rose, and several remained the same.<\/p>\n\n
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Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District will be offering it\u2019s free COVID-19 testing this week indoors at the Jamestown Civic Center:<\/p>\n\n
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Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Alfred Dickey Library branch of the James River Valley Library System is closed November 5-6 for precautionary deep cleaning. The Stutsman County Library branch will remain open to the public for all of your full-service library needs. The hours for the Stutsman County branch are 10:00 am – 5:00 pm on Monday, and 9 am – 5pm Tuesday-Friday.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/allvetsclub-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The annual Veterans’ Day celebration at the All Vets Club in Jamestown will be held on Wednesday, November 11th starting with a free will offering breakfast at 7:30 served by the Jamestown Sertoma club and volunteers.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/CORPS-300x202.jpg\")
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) \u2014 The amount of water being released into the Missouri River from a key dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border will be reduced later this month. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says that the amount of water flowing out of Gavins Point Dam will be reduced starting on Nov. 22 by about 3,000 cubic feet per second each day until reaching a winter release rate of about 17,000 cubic feet per second. That\u2019s down significantly from the reduction seen a year earlier, after heavy rain and snow melt in the spring of 2019 sent the river to record levels and flooded parts of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NDhealth-300x202.png\")
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 North Dakota set a grim record on Thursday as health officials reported 29 more deaths from COVID-19, along with new daily highs of infections and hospitalizations. The report showed that 231 people were being treated in medical facilities across the state, up 11 from the previous high set Wednesday. North Dakota\u2019s death toll from the virus climbed to 568, with 325 occurring since Oct. 1 Health officials reported a record 1,540 new cases of COVID-19 across the state, for a total of nearly 50,000 since the start of the pandemic. Health officials reported the positivity rate topped 17% on Thursday.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/vcsuSports-small-300x202.png\")
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