{"id":215036,"date":"2020-12-17T07:13:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T13:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=215036"},"modified":"2020-12-17T14:32:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T20:32:55","slug":"wayne-byers-show-morning-dec17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=215036","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec17"},"content":{"rendered":"

CSi Weather…<\/p>\n

.TODAY…Partly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the morning. Highs in<\/p>\n

the lower 30s. West winds around 10 mph shifting to the south.<\/p>\n

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.<\/p>\n

Lows in the mid 20s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs<\/p>\n

around 30. Temperatures falling into the upper teens in the<\/p>\n

afternoon. West winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to northwest 20 to<\/p>\n

25 mph in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 5 to 10 above.<\/p>\n

Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph<\/p>\n

after midnight.<\/p>\n

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds<\/p>\n

10 to 20 mph.<\/p>\n

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.<\/p>\n

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.<\/p>\n

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.<\/p>\n

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 40.<\/p>\n

.MONDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 20.<\/p>\n

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.<\/p>\n

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.<\/p>\n

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Bismarck\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Governor Doug Burgum held his weekly News Briefing on Wednesday morning, in Bismarck. Speakers included Molly Howell, NDDoH Immunization Program Director; Dr. Joshua Wynne, the state\u2019s chief health strategist and dean of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences; and Dr. Joan Connell, NDDoH field medical officer, and Kirby Kruger, NDDoH Director of Disease Control.<\/p>\n

Burgum passed along positive news with light at the end of the public of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

With vaccines\u2026. He pointed out the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine in the state.<\/p>\n

He still urges people to stay safe including physical distancing, especially indoors, where ventilation issues exist, and wearing face masks.<\/p>\n

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With Low Cost Rapid Testing, with the BinaxNow tests, he said the transmission chain is broken more quickly with positives identified more quickly.<\/p>\n

Therapeutic Testing.<\/p>\n

Burgum said active cases in the state dropped significantly in the last week, with the positivity rate on Wednesday reported at 5.8%. \u00a0\u00a0North Dakota currently has the lowest positivity in rate in the upper Midwest.\u00a0 The goal is to get the number under 5%.<\/p>\n

Stutsman report 122 active cases on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He added patients hospitalized with the virus has decreased the past week, and significantly from November.\u00a0 115 more deaths reported in the state the past week with 57 new deaths reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He said the majority of North Dakota COVID-19 deaths have come from long-term care facilities.<\/p>\n

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NDDoH Director of Disease Control Kirby Kruger said, discharges have been increasing as well.<\/p>\n

Regular communications continue with hospitals, who have reported some staffing issues.<\/p>\n

With vaccines, Burgum credits federal officials along with science advances, to speedily make the vaccines available, including clinical safety issues, stemming from clinical trials.<\/p>\n

Molly Howell, NDDoH Immunization Program Director said, 6800 doses of the Pfizer vaccine was received this week in North Dakota, with 831 doses administered as of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

Next week ND will receive 13,200 doses of the Moderna vaccine.<\/p>\n

She pointed out those who should not receive the vaccine includes those who have had reactions to other vaccines.\u00a0 Those who have had COVID-19 can receive the vaccine, based on a timeframe.\u00a0 Pregnant women can be vaccinated, after speaking with their healthcare providers.<\/p>\n

She added that 17 and 18 year olds can receive the vaccine.<\/p>\n

Two doses of each vaccine is required at a few weeks apart, based on the vaccine given on the when the first dose is given.<\/p>\n

Burgum said multiple school districts are receiving vaccinations.<\/p>\n

Dr. Joshua Wynne, the state\u2019s chief health strategist and dean of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, talked about the types of testing available including antigen testing, at point of care.\u00a0 PCR along with antigen tests are to be given at UND, after the upcoming holiday break. \u00a0\u00a0He encourages all residents to be vaccinated, and to continue to stay safe within protocols, for mitigation purposes.<\/p>\n

Dr. Joan Connell, NDDoH field medical officer, discussed \u00a0therapeutics \u00a0including Monoconal Antibody Therapy for those at high risk for getting the virus.\u00a0 Remdesivir treatment assists the body from replicating the virus, which is available currently for in hospital patients.<\/p>\n

Those testing positive should discuss the therapies with their healthcare provider, along with individuals at high risk.<\/p>\n

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Also<\/p>\n

Burgum says he will wait his turn in line to get a coronavirus vaccination. The 64-year-old Republican governor told a Fargo-area chamber of commerce panel on a videoconference this week that he will be \u201cway down the line\u201d when it comes to his eligibility. North Dakota\u2019s initial doses of the vaccine began arriving on Monday. The limited supply is prioritized for frontline healthcare workers and nursing home residents. North Dakota health officials have said the vaccine is not expected to be available to the general public until spring.<\/p>\n

NDDoH<\/p>\n

ND Covid Stats<\/p>\n

Wed Dec 16, 2020<\/p>\n

11:00-a.m.<\/p>\n

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Barnes County<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Positives:\u00a0 3<\/p>\n

Total Positives: 1182<\/p>\n

Active:\u00a0 35<\/p>\n

Recovered: 1125<\/p>\n

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Stutsman County<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Positives: 15<\/p>\n

Total Positives:\u00a0 2911<\/p>\n

Active: 122<\/p>\n

Recovered: 2722<\/p>\n

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COVID-19 Test Results\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0<\/em>NDDoH website<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Dec. 16, the North Dakota Department of Health reported a net decrease in hospitalizations of 117 individuals. Hospitalizations in our state have fallen rapidly in the past few weeks, and while much of this difference reflects newly discharged cases, part of this drop reflects a quality control effort as case workers catch up with these changes following a recent surge in cases.<\/p>\n

Of the 146 hospitalizations whose status was changed from current to discharged, 74 had been discharged in the past two weeks and the remainder were discharged prior to Dec. 1. This was due to a variety of factors, including case managers catching up with follow-up work after a surge of new cases in November; lags in reporting between when patients were actually discharged from facilities to when the NDDoH was notified of the discharges through the Health Information Network; and inconsistent data entry.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team took time yesterday to verify every individual currently marked as hospitalized and found a number who had been previously discharged,\u201d said Disease Control Director Kirby Kruger. \u201cIn the future, the team will be working more actively with facilities to ensure the information is up to date and accurate and will continue to check the Health Information Network daily for hospitalization information.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nBY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

4,917\u00a0\u2013 Total Tests from Yesterday*<\/p>\n

1,242,239 \u2013 Total tests completed since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n

304\u00a0\u2013 Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****<\/p>\n

242 \u2013 PCR Tests | 62 antigen tests
\n88,686\u00a0\u2013 Total positive individuals since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n

5.37% \u2013\u00a0Daily Positivity Rate**<\/p>\n

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2,956 –\u00a0Total Active Cases<\/p>\n

-274\u00a0Individuals from Yesterday<\/p>\n

540\u00a0\u2013 Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (410 with a recovery\u00a0date\u00a0of yesterday****)<\/p>\n

84,535\u00a0\u2013 Total recovered since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n

160\u00a0\u2013 Currently Hospitalized<\/p>\n

-117 – Individuals from yesterday<\/p>\n

See message above. <\/em><\/p>\n

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24 \u2013 New Deaths*** (1,194 total deaths since the pandemic\u00a0began)<\/p>\n

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INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID<\/strong><\/p>\n