{"id":217043,"date":"2021-01-15T16:07:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T22:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=217043"},"modified":"2021-01-18T07:33:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T13:33:37","slug":"burgum-allows-state-mask-mandate-to-expire-jan-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=217043","title":{"rendered":"Burgum allows State mask mandate to expire Jan 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bismarck\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Governor Doug Burgum held a COVID-19 News Briefing Friday at the state capital in Bismarck.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fndhealth%2Fvideos%2F258415695715388%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Joining him were Molly Howell, NDDoH Immunization Program Manager, and Dr. Joshua Ranum of West River Health Services in Hettinger.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum said, at this point North Dakota is number one in the nation with the percentage of vaccine dosages administered at 68 percent, 4<sup>th<\/sup> in the nation per capita.<\/p>\n<p>He restated mitigation efforts\u2026physical distancing, and frequent hand washing with soap and water. He said those are practical ways, to break the chain of transmission, noting those who are asymptomatic.<\/p>\n<p>He said the state emergency is not over, and will not be rescinded in the near future, \u00a0adding that state officials continue to work with local officials during the COVID Emergency, concerning strategies. \u00a0He pointed out that President-Elect Biden has announced the $1.9 million COVID Rescue Plan, with the dollars to be distributed to states.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum says hospitalization have decline in North Dakota since November, but has increased the past few days.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that college students are returning to campus, and K-12 schools are increasing in person learning, which may\u00a0 increase the number positive cases being spread.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum said the North Dakota National Guard continues to assist in various areas of the COVID fight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since mid-November when the state\u2019s COVID-19 numbers peaked and the additional mitigation measures were implemented:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Active cases have dropped by over 80 percent, from 10,224 to 1,675;<\/li>\n<li>Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have decreased by nearly 74 percent, to 88 hospitalized today; and<\/li>\n<li>The state\u2019s 14-day test positivity rate is down roughly one-fourth from its peak, at 4.13 percent today, its lowest level since late August. According to Johns Hopkins University, North Dakota\u2019s seven-day positivity rate is now the fourth-lowest rate in the nation, at 4.7 percent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With those numbers, Burgum said, the statewide mask mandate will be allowed expire on Monday January 18, 2021, at 8-a.m., but he highly urges all residents continue to mask-up,<strong> noting local political subdivision may continue to have their own mask and other mandates, under emergency orders,and the state supports those locally enacted protocols.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Valley City Emergency Order was amended on January 5, under the North Dakota Moderate Risk protocols.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Jamestown Emergency Order including the mask mandate continues until the pandemic is over, or until otherwise amended.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also on January 18, at 8-a.m., business protocols will move from mandates to guidelines, that limits capacity for bars, restaurants and event venues.<\/p>\n<p>The extension to Jan. 18 allowed for a 14-day incubation period to pass after Christmas and New Year\u2019s to ensure the state wouldn\u2019t see a surge in cases.<\/p>\n<p>All North Dakota counties will remain in the Yellow, Moderate Risk level.<\/p>\n<p>He said safe and effective vaccines have arrived, that will greatly assist in returning the state to normal activities., a key component in the \u201c3 pronged\u201d approach.<\/p>\n<p>NDDoH Immunization Program Manager,Molly Howell said the state have received over 76-thousand doses of vaccine, with 69 percent of those administered, with reports of around 95 percent effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Phase 1-B of vaccination distribution will start to be administered, at 10,000 doses to be administered per week.\u00a0 A vaccine locator is posted on the State Health Department web site, and at the Hot Line, 1-866-207-2880.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joshua Ranum of West River Health Services in Hettinger, explained antibody therapeutics.<\/p>\n<p>Almost all hospitals in North will have the medications available for IV infusions.\u00a0 He said vaccinations and the antibody therapeutics will greatly help in the mitigation of the virus, along with treatment of positive cases.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed the importance of individuals who test positive for COVID-19 to immediately ask their doctors if they\u2019re a candidate for early treatment with monoclonal antibody therapies that have been shown to reduce mortality and the need for hospitalization.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NDDoH<\/p>\n<p>COVID 19 Stats<\/p>\n<p>Fri. Jan. 15, 2021<\/p>\n<p>11-a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barnes County<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Positives:\u00a0 2<\/p>\n<p>Total Positives: 1270<\/p>\n<p>Active:\u00a0 18<\/p>\n<p>Recovered: 1220<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stutsman County<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Antigen tests (BinaxNOW, etc.) were added to the website beginning Dec. 9.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW DEATH &#8211; 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Woman in her 70s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TOTAL DEATHS 73<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Positives:\u00a0 4<\/p>\n<p>Total Positives:\u00a0 3208<\/p>\n<p>Active:\u00a0 42<\/p>\n<p>Recovered: 3086<\/p>\n<p>More updates anticipated from NDoH<\/p>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Test Results\u202f<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found\u202fon\u202fthe\u202f<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nd.gov\/diseases-conditions\/coronavirus\/north-dakota-coronavirus-cases\"><em>NDDoH website<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7,258\u202f\u2013 Total Tests from\u00a0yesterday*<\/p>\n<p>1,442,795\u00a0\u2013 Total tests completed since\u202fthe\u202fpandemic began<\/p>\n<p>233\u202f\u2013 Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****<\/p>\n<p>185\u00a0\u2013 PCR Tests |\u00a048\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Antigen\u00a0Tests<br \/>\n95,599\u00a0\u2013 Total positive individuals since\u202fthe\u202fpandemic began<\/p>\n<p>3.82% \u2013\u202fDaily Positivity Rate**<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1,675\u00a0-\u202fTotal Active Cases<\/p>\n<p>-89\u202fIndividuals from\u00a0yesterday.\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>225\u00a0\u2013 with a\u00a0recovery\u202fdate\u202fof yesterday****<\/p>\n<p>92,551\u202f\u2013 Total recovered since\u202fthe\u202fpandemic began<\/p>\n<p>88\u202f\u2013 Currently Hospitalized<\/p>\n<p>+10\u00a0&#8211; Individuals from\u00a0yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8\u00a0\u2013 New Deaths*** (1,373\u00a0total deaths since the pandemic\u202fbegan)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Woman in her\u00a080s from\u00a0Golden Valley\u00a0County.<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her\u00a070s from\u00a0Grand Forks\u00a0County.<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her\u00a070s from\u00a0McHenry\u00a0County.<\/li>\n<li>Man\u00a0in his\u00a060s from\u00a0Ramsey\u00a0County.<\/li>\n<li>Man\u00a0in his 70s from\u00a0Ransom\u00a0County.<\/li>\n<li>Woman in her 70s from Stutsman\u00a0County.<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 60s from Ward County.<\/li>\n<li>Man\u00a0in his\u00a090s from Ward County.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED FRIDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adams County\u00a0\u2013\u00a03<\/li>\n<li>Barnes County \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li>Benson County \u2013 5<\/li>\n<li>Billings County \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li>Bottineau County\u00a0\u2013\u00a02<\/li>\n<li><strong>Burleigh County\u00a0&#8211;\u00a022<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cass County\u00a0\u2013\u00a047<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Cavalier County \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dickey County\u00a0\u2013\u00a02<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Emmons County \u2013 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Foster County \u2013 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Golden Valley County\u00a0\u2013\u00a02<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grand Forks County\u00a0\u2013\u00a019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>McHenry County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>McKenzie County\u00a0\u2013\u00a02<\/li>\n<li>McLean County\u00a0\u2013\u00a01<\/li>\n<li><strong>Morton County\u00a0\u2013\u00a010<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Mountrail County\u00a0\u2013\u00a03<\/li>\n<li>Ramsey County\u00a0\u2013\u00a013<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ransom County \u2013 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Renville County \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li>Richland County \u2013\u00a05<\/li>\n<li>Rolette County\u00a0\u2013\u00a010<\/li>\n<li>Sargent County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Sioux County\u00a0\u2013\u00a02<\/li>\n<li>Stark County\u00a0\u2013\u00a010<\/li>\n<li>Stutsman County\u00a0\u2013\u00a04<\/li>\n<li>Towner County \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>TraillCounty\u00a0\u2013\u00a03\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Walsh County\u00a0\u2013\u00a09\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WardCounty\u00a0\u2013\u00a022\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wells County \u2013 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Williams County\u00a0\u2013\u00a020\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>*\u00a0Note that this\u00a0includes PCR\u00a0and antigen; it\u00a0does not include individuals from out of state.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>**Individuals\u00a0(PCR or antigen)\u00a0who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nd.gov\/diseases-conditions\/coronavirus\/north-dakota-coronavirus-cases\"><em>susceptible encounters<\/em><\/a><em>).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>***\u00a0Number of individuals who tested positive\u00a0with a PCR or antigen test\u00a0and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.\u00a0Please 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).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>****<\/em>\u00a0<em>The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*****Daily positive numbers include people who tested with a PCR or antigen test.\u00a0Totals 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<p><em>For descriptions of these categories, visit the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nd.gov\/diseases-conditions\/coronavirus\/north-dakota-coronavirus-cases\"><em>NDDoH dashboard<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus\">www.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>, follow on\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fndhealth&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cnpeske%40nd.gov%7Cd27e16b72df740e12f0f08d87cee353b%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637396709902846824%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=fsvRdRov5PbXhRP8dFnmXX%2FcXn25N1%2BstdYTXg%2BxHt0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Facebook<\/a>,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FNDDOH&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cnpeske%40nd.gov%7Cd27e16b72df740e12f0f08d87cee353b%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637396709902856780%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=kjpzRtEr16OUFVevAKIRlrIFKaRgo0Q94XUREHgU3mk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Twitter<\/a>\u202fand\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fndstatehealth%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cnpeske%40nd.gov%7Cd27e16b72df740e12f0f08d87cee353b%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637396709902866734%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=nCVv1rbfE%2BUumrxic9hAhu6Pi23nKYA%2FzK4lCPFF%2F4s%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Instagram<\/a>\u202fand visit the CDC website at\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cnpeske%40nd.gov%7Cd27e16b72df740e12f0f08d87cee353b%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637396709902866734%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=bwR8%2Bu75pY80yGybzJwlZAzUlvM%2BvB7Tr6aa%2BKQ4z%2F8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bismarck\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Governor Doug Burgum held a COVID-19 News Briefing Friday at the state capital in Bismarck. Joining him were Molly Howell, NDDoH Immunization Program Manager, and Dr. Joshua Ranum of West River Health Services in Hettinger. 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