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CSi Weather…\u00a0 SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds\u00a010 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 20s.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.<\/p>\n
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.<\/p>\n
There is the possibility fog<\/a> could return late Thursday night into Friday morning. With temperatures expected to be in the teens, any fog<\/a> that does form could bring some slick roads and reduced visibility<\/a>. Those traveling Thursday night will want to check the latest road and weather conditions.<\/p>\n Next week, a slightly more developed upper low could then move through Tuesday into Wednesday. This does have the potential to bring a chance of snow across the region. Deterministic models indicating this could be more of split low set up, with WPC Cluster Analysis favoring the southern wave of this split. \u00a0A moderate confidence of a slight cooling trend for mid next week.<\/p>\n NDDoH<\/p>\n DECEMBER 30 UPDATE:<\/strong> Due to the increase in antigen screening across the state and the increase in negative result reporting, the total tests and percent positivity will include both antigen and PCR results. Hover over the question mark in the corner of the box on the NDDoH web page to get more information on the data category.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n PLEASE NOTE: <\/strong>There will not<\/strong> be a daily news release or updated website\/dashboard on <\/i>New Year\u2019s Day<\/em><\/strong> – Friday, January 1. Normal updates will resume on Saturday. Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season!<\/i><\/p>\n 11-a.m.<\/p>\n Thurs.<\/p>\n Dec. 31, 2020<\/p>\n Barnes County<\/p>\n New Positives:\u00a0 9<\/p>\n Total Positives: 1242<\/p>\n Active: 29<\/p>\n Recovered: 1186<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stutsman County<\/strong><\/p>\n Antigen tests (BinaxNOW, etc.) were added to the website beginning Dec. 9.<\/p>\n New Positives:\u00a0 14<\/p>\n Total Positives:\u00a0 3133<\/p>\n Active:\u00a0 114<\/p>\n Recovered: 2933<\/p>\n More information pending<\/p>\n COVID-19 Test Results\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n 9,023\u00a0\u2013 Total Tests from Yesterday*<\/p>\n 1,352,502 \u2013 Total tests completed since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n Now includes PCR and antigen combined.<\/em><\/p>\n 303\u00a0\u2013 Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****<\/p>\n 229 \u2013 PCR Tests | 74 – antigen tests 3.86% \u2013\u00a0Daily Positivity Rate**<\/p>\n Now includes PCR and antigen.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1,889 –\u00a0Total Active Cases<\/p>\n +68\u00a0Individuals from yesterday<\/p>\n 187 \u2013 with a recovery\u00a0date\u00a0of yesterday****<\/p>\n 89,314\u00a0\u2013 Total recovered since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n 94\u00a0\u2013 Currently Hospitalized<\/p>\n -2 – Individuals from yesterday<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10 \u2013 New Deaths since yesterday*** (1,292 total deaths since the pandemic\u00a0began)<\/p>\n INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED THURDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n * Note that this includes PCR and antigen; it does not include individuals from out of state. <\/em><\/p>\n **Individuals (PCR or antigen) 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 with a PCR or antigen test and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. Please remember that deaths are reported as they\u2019re reported to us by the facility or through the official death record (up to 10-day delay). <\/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 The North Dakota COVID-19 Vaccination Ethics Committee, which includes a physician, ethicist, local public health representative, representative of the Department of Human Services and a representative of the Department of Health, has recommended who should receive the still-limited supply of the vaccine.<\/p>\n Though health care providers are still working through Phase 1A\u2014comprised of frontline health care workers, first responders and long-term care residents and staff\u2014the ethics committee has prioritized who will qualify for Phases 1B and 1C.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Phase 1B<\/strong> (in order of priority):<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Phase 1C<\/strong> (in order of priority):<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NDDoH will announce when the state will move on to Phase 1B. It is anticipated that this may occur in mid-January. Depending on local vaccine acceptance and supply, it is possible that different areas of the state may be vaccinating within different priority levels.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the future, vaccinefinder.org will be populated with more information about vaccine availability in different areas across North Dakota. Following Phase 1C, the state will move to Phase 2, which includes the general public.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Citizens wishing to be vaccinated during their phase can call their health care provider or local public health department to determine when they can receive their vaccination.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To date, 19,097 health care workers and long-term care residents in North Dakota have received their COVID-19 vaccination. More than 2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the United States. For more information on the COVID-19 vaccine and phases of vaccination, visit health.nd.gov\/covidvaccine<\/a>.<\/p>\n Those planning to attend are asked to call 252-8994 for a reservation time to maintain safety protocols and social distancing. Meal choices include seafood and steak.<\/p>\n On New Year\u2019s Day, the club will have free Tom and Jerrys starting at 10 a.m. until gone followed by family bingo at around 11:30 a.m. All in the community are welcome. People are asked to mask up or social distance.<\/p>\n The club asks the public to remember military personnel who can\u2019t be with their families during the holiday season.<\/p>\n The club directors appreciates the public\u2019s patronage and support during this time.<\/p>\n Washington\u00a0 The U.S. Small Business Administration<\/a> has announced that the deadline to apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)<\/a> program for the COVID-19 Pandemic disaster declaration is extended to Dec. 31, 2021.<\/strong> The deadline extension comes as a result of the recent bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress and enacted by President Trump on Dec. 27, 2020.<\/p>\n To date, the SBA has approved $197 billion in low-interest loans which provides working capital funds to help small businesses, non-profits and agricultural businesses make it through this challenging time.<\/p>\n EIDL loan applications will continue to be accepted through December 2021, pending the availability of funds. Loans are offered with a 3.75% interest rate for small businesses and 2.75% interest rate for nonprofit organizations, a 30-year maturity, and an automatic deferment of one year before monthly payments begin. Every eligible small business and nonprofit are encouraged to apply<\/a> to get the resources they need.<\/p>\n In world and national news…<\/p>\n recall. stamp. sign. seal. round. retro. ribbon<\/p><\/div>\n Washington\u00a0 (ABC) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said<\/a> multiple samples of Sportmix dog and cat foods made by Midwestern Pet Food, Inc., were tested by the Missouri Department of Agriculture and found to have potentially fatal levels of aflatoxin. The toxin is produced by the mold aspergillus flavus, which can grow on corn and other grains used in pet foods, according to CBS<\/a>.<\/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\n
\n92,495 \u2013 Total positive individuals since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/em>****<\/em> The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.<\/em><\/p>\n
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Bismarck\u00a0 (NDDoH) \u2013 The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) provided an update Thursday regarding COVID-19 vaccine priority groups.\u00a0Molly Howell, NDDoH Immunization Director, says, \u201cVaccine distribution in North Dakota has gone well the first three weeks. Although vaccine supply continues to be very limited, North Dakotans should monitor messaging from their local health departments and health care providers for more information on when they are able to be vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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Jamestown (CSi) The All Vets Club in Jamestown is inviting vets to a free dinner on New Year\u2019s Eve for all area veterans. The two seating times are 5-p.m. and 7-p.m.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NDstatecapital-300x202.png\")
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Lawmakers convene Tuesday either in person wearing masks or remotely for North Dakota\u2019s 67th legislative session. The session comes as lawmakers face tough spending choices amid a pandemic that\u2019s hit a state economy already reeling from depressed oil and agriculture prices. Ambitious billion-dollar bonding proposals from Republicans, Democrats and Gov. Doug Burgum are expected to highlight the session. The session also will mark the first in state history that forbids lawmakers from taking gifts, meals or other things of value from lobbyists and others under new voter-approved ethics rules.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/purduedavid-2-300x169.jpg\")
ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 Exposure to the coronavirus has forced Georgia Sen. David Perdue into quarantine just five days before the state’s high-stakes Senate runoff elections. The Republican senator’s campaign said in a statement that Perdue and his wife learned Thursday morning they had been in close contact with a staffer who tested positive for COVID-19. The statement says Perdue and his wife both tested negative for the virus but had gone into quarantine in accordance with federal health guidelines. Perdue and fellow GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler are both on the runoff ballot Tuesday facing Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. President Donald Trump has scheduled a Georgia rally to support the Republicans on Monday.<\/p>\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/recall-generic-300x195.jpg\")
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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 If ever a year\u2019s end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it. Yet the coronavirus scourge that dominated the year is also looming over New Year\u2019s festivities and forcing officials worldwide to tone them down. From New York\u2019s Times Square to Sydney Harbor, the pandemic is turning big public blowouts into TV-only shows and digital events. Fireworks displays have been canceled, including on the Las Vegas Strip and at the Arc de Triomphe in curfew-bound Paris. Private parties are restricted in some places, too. The occasion stirs mixed feelings for some people whose sense of joy at the year\u2019s end is muted by its sorrows and the ongoing pandemic.<\/p>\n