Bismarck  (NDDoH)   On Weds morning Gov Doug Burgum held a  a virtual press briefing with the ND Dept of Health and hospital officials from across the state  to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota.

Gov. Doug Burgum is pleading for citizens to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as North Dakota’s hospitals struggle with an influx of patients infected with the highly contagious delta variant.

Guest speakers included: Dr. Nizar Wehbi, State Health Officer; Janice Hamscher, Chief Nursing Officer, Altru Health System; Dr. Cary Ward, Chief Medical Officer, CHI Health Midwest District; Dr. Richard Vetter, Chief Medical Officer, Essentia Health; Dr. Michael LeBeau, President and CEO, Sanford Health; Dr. Jeffery Sather, Chief of Medical Staff, Trinity Health.