Bismarck  (CSi)  Governor Doug Burgum held his daily News Briefing Friday afternoon at the State Capital in Bismarck.  He was joined by Department of Human Services Executive Director Chris Jones.

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He said on this Good Friday to remember our blessings.  The meeting began will a prayer from the National Guard, Chaplain.

Governor Burgum thanked churches for creating innovated ways to hold church services virtually, on line and radio and TV broadcasts, and urges social distancing, by not gathering in groups.

His empathy goes out to families distanced from members this Easter weekend, to slow the spread of COVID-19 virus.  He thanked the media and all North Dakotans.

From NDDoH

Friday, April 10, 2020 11-a.m.

Categories: Coronavirus

Governor Burgum added, since the Friday morning news release, another death was reported, bringing the current number to seven.  The person is a woman in her 70’s with underlying health conditions, and the virus was contracted by community spread.

 

POSITIVE TEST RESULTS

  • Man in his 20s from Burleigh County, close contact
  • Male age 0-9 from Burleigh County, under investigation
  • Woman in her 40s from Cass County, close contact
  • Woman in her 40s from Cass County, close contact
  • Man in his 30s from Cass County, close contact
  • Woman in her 50s from Cass County, close contact
  • Man in his 30s from Cass County, close contact
  • Woman in her 50s from Dunn County, community spread
  • Man in his 30s from Sargent County, travel

 

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Man in his 70s from Stark County with underlying health conditions who acquired COVID-19 through community spread.

 

Categories: Travel, Possible Travel, Community Spread, Close Contact, Under Investigation

 

BY THE NUMBERS

9608 – Total Tested (+618 individuals from yesterday)

9330 – Negative (+609 individuals from yesterday)

278 – Positive (+9 individuals from yesterday)

36 – Hospitalized (+2 individuals from yesterday)

13 – Currently Hospitalized (-1 individuals from yesterday)

105 – Recovered (+4 individual from yesterday)

6 – Death (+1 individuals from yesterday)

On the topic of health care, 71-percent to 78 percent of those in child care have to parents working.

Burgum signed an Executive Order, cutting red tape, while childcare locations having added policy issues to adhere to, modifying operating practices.

State Health Officer Mylynn Tufte said modified Executive Order, concerns Isolation of a person testing positive of COVID-19, in a household, pertaining to isolation time, including the time of isolation modified in some instances, for those in an essential service employment, and guidelines for those returning to work including that person wearing a face mask, and sanitizing that persons work station including electronics.

With homeless persons, Department of Human Services Executive Director Chris Jones, says a state taskforce, has established to provide a safe place, for homeless persons, that also includes victims of domestic abuse, and other reasons to be homeless.  The emphasis is on individuals that have been tested positive for COVID-19.

 

With unemployment, Burgum said 4,000 jobless claims have been issued, those who may not have been eligible for standard unemployment benefits, including self employed people, and others.  Some jobless people have an extension of 13 weeks of benefit.  See Jobsnd. Com.

 

The Care-19 app is growing with subscribers. Burgum added that Google and Apple have teamed to provide addition programs, in tracing an individuals contacts.

 

Burgum closed by emphasizing this Easter holiday weekend to observe social distancing, and not gather in groups of more that ten.