{"id":199584,"date":"2020-05-20T16:30:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T21:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=199584"},"modified":"2020-05-20T22:37:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T03:37:58","slug":"gov-burgums-wed-covid-19-news-briefing-50th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=199584","title":{"rendered":"Burgum&#8217;s Wed. COVID-19 News Briefing, 50th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(CSi)\u00a0 Governor Doug Burgum held another COVID-19 news briefing Wednesday afternoon at the state capital in Bismarck.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ndhealth\/videos\/893959387749588\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Burgum said the Wednesday news briefing was the 50<sup>th<\/sup> held, since the beginning of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that the phase the state is in now, the state continues to manage risk factors, slowing the spread, and advancing tests, contact tracing, and targeted testing.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Health said Wednesday another 102 people have tested positive for the coronavirus since Tuesday, bring the total number of cases to 2,095. Cass County, which remains the epicenter of the state\u2019s coronavirus outbreak, has 49 additional cases.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NDDoH<\/p>\n<p>Posted Wed. May 20, 2020\u00a0 11-a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Positive COVID-19 Test Results<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Results listed are from the previous day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>INDIVIDUAL WHO DIED WITH COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Man in his 60s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 70s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 80s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Man in his 60s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Burleigh County &#8211; 3<\/li>\n<li>Cass County \u2013 49<\/li>\n<li>Grand Forks \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li>Morton County \u2013 23<\/li>\n<li>Nelson County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Richland County \u2013 2<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stutsman County \u2013 1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stutsman County Total 17<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Traill County \u2013 18<\/li>\n<li>Walsh County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Ward County \u2013 1<\/li>\n<li>Williams County &#8211; 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nBY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>72,003 &#8211; Total Number of Tests Completed* (+2,105 total tests from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>59,200 \u2013 Total Unique Individuals Tested* (+1,469 unique individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>57,105 \u2013 Total Negative (+1,368 unique individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>2,095 \u2013 Total Positive (+102 unique individuals from yesterday)<br \/>\n<em>Please note that after investigation a previously reported case from Cass County was from out of state.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>6.9% \u2013 Daily Positivity Rate<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>142 \u2013 Total Hospitalized (+7 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>38 \u2013 Currently Hospitalized (+8 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>1,302 \u2013 Total Recovered (+33 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>49 \u2013 Total Deaths (+4 individual from yesterday)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>* Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For descriptions of these categories, visit the <\/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>Burgum said North Dakota continues to provide data on cases, to keep residents informed.<\/p>\n<p>For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus\">www.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>, follow on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fndhealth&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cndjic%40nd.gov%7Cecdd876399f643148f1708d7cc1a9065%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637202286775823097&amp;sdata=4xYe8WjmmVhSOc5d9kY%2BfRx2dGo6exh05bXSW0ixzYI%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FNDDOH&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cndjic%40nd.gov%7Cecdd876399f643148f1708d7cc1a9065%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637202286775823097&amp;sdata=ayI3CxsLJY2D9umfhgsS0sijqN%2F6nyf18XblA1HcNgo%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fndstatehealth%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cndjic%40nd.gov%7Cecdd876399f643148f1708d7cc1a9065%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637202286775833053&amp;sdata=syHsWFlmGJ%2FhRKNHAwPML1986iR72aitIrlY6OMog10%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and visit the CDC website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cndjic%40nd.gov%7Cecdd876399f643148f1708d7cc1a9065%7C2dea0464da514a88bae2b3db94bc0c54%7C0%7C0%7C637202286775833053&amp;sdata=PxjMIC2jOGs4eqRgM6%2BH4aVdxHxwwSQAAlq%2FNP8kLYg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum pointed out that so far the number of positive cases show 60 percent are men, and 40 percent women.<\/p>\n<p>Cass and Grand Forks Counties still have the largest number of active cases.<\/p>\n<p>Traill County\u2019s positive numbers are increasing at a faster pace than previously.\u00a0 Burgum said increased testing is showing a jump in individuals that are positive with the virus, affecting the daily numbers of positives counted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Burgum\u00a0announced that\u00a0North Dakota\u00a0will\u00a0launch a new smartphone application\u00a0using exposure notification technology developed\u00a0by Apple and Google and\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/inside-google\/company-announcements\/apple-google-exposure-notification-api-launches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">made available\u00a0today<\/span><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\">\u00a0to public health agencies to assist\u00a0with COVID-19 contact tracing.\u00a0The app, named Care19 Exposure, is expected to be available within the next two weeks.<\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">In addition to the\u00a0new\u00a0app,\u00a0North Dakota will continue to\u00a0offer its\u00a0existing Care19 app,\u00a0which will be\u00a0rebranded as Care19 Diary.\u00a0The\u00a0existing app, launched for iPhone on April 7 and for Android on April 21, now has more than 33,400 users in North Dakota.\u00a0Data is collected anonymously in both applications, and\u00a0participation\u00a0is always voluntary.<\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Burgum said,North Dakota is excited to be among the first states in the nation to utilize the exposure notification technology built by Apple and Google to help keep our citizens safe.\u00a0 The Care19 Exposure app will help us improve contact tracing and continue our ND Smart Restart by notifying people who may have been exposed to COVID-19, reaching the greatest number of people in a way that protects their privacy. As we respond to this unprecedented public health emergency, we invite other states to join us in leveraging smartphone technologies to strengthen existing contact tracing efforts, which are critical to getting communities and economies back up and running.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">The Care19 Exposure\u00a0app\u00a0will use\u00a0the Bluetooth proximity technology provided in the joint Apple\/Google\u00a0exposure\u00a0notification\u00a0solution. When an individual is identified as\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0positive,\u00a0they can consent\u00a0to\u00a0allow\u00a0notifications to be sent anonymously\u00a0to\u00a0close contacts\u00a0so they can take the appropriate actions.\u00a0The existing Care19 app is a memory aid that uses GPS location data to\u00a0help users who test positive for COVID-19 recall where they\u2019ve visited in the last 14 days to assist in the contact tracing process.<\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">Those called by the health department will be asked questions concerning contacts outside of the positive person.\u00a0 Personal information remains anonymous.<\/p>\n<p>He said the race and ethnicities\u00a0 are requested, to track\u00a0 certain demographics in positive cases.<\/p>\n<p>He added that frontline workers are among those who \u00a0need to be specifically identified, along with minorities, being more vulnerable to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>With behaviorial health, he noted the<a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=199451\"> 500 tests were conducted this week at the State Hospital in Jamestown,<\/a> and noted safety measures to halt the spread including screenings of new patients, and staff members.<\/p>\n<p>With workforce, he said the State Health Department has a number of job openings that are listed on their web site, and NDresponse.com<\/p>\n<p>He recognized college students who have transitioned from on campus to distance learning, many of whom are interning at the state lab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(CSi)\u00a0 Governor Doug Burgum held another COVID-19 news briefing Wednesday afternoon at the state capital in Bismarck. https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ndhealth\/videos\/893959387749588\/ &nbsp; Burgum said the Wednesday news briefing was the 50th held, since the beginning of the pandemic. 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