Bismarck (CSi)\u00a0 \u00a0Gov Doug Burgum aired COVID-19 News Briefing Tues afternoon at the State Capital in Bismarck.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ndhealth\/videos\/285794485924742\/<\/p>\n
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He was joined by North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) Division of Microbiology Director Dr. Christie Massen.<\/p>\n
North Dakota health officials\u00a0reported 43 new cases of COVID-19, including 38 in the state\u2019s most populous county that contains Fargo. Statewide, there were 2,422 confirmed cases as of Tuesday. Cass County has recorded 1,580 of the confirmed cases.<\/p>\n
NDDoH<\/p>\n
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 \u2013 11:11am<\/p>\n
Categories:<\/em><\/strong> Coronavirus <\/em><\/p>\n LAB EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION <\/strong><\/p>\n The lab experienced a recent malfunction on two pieces of lab equipment. Out of an abundance of caution, 82 positive results will be considered inconclusive and the individuals have been asked to retest. All the facilities involved have been notified. The issue was caught quickly and early; the malfunction has been corrected and has not impacted lab processing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The retests will run over the next couple of days \u2013 an update will be provided in future news releases and more information will be provided at the news conference on Tuesday. For now, the previous results remain in the total positive count and will be adjusted after the results are in. More to come.<\/p>\n Total Retests Complete: 65<\/p>\n Positive: 1<\/p>\n Negative: 64<\/p>\n 1 individual declined testing and is self-isolate at home<\/p>\n <\/p>\n COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY<\/strong><\/p>\n BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n 85,479 \u2013 Total Number of Tests Completed* (+976 total tests from yesterday)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 66,854 \u2013 Total Unique Individuals Tested* (+504 unique individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n 64,432 \u2013 Total Negative (+539 unique individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n 2,422 \u2013 Total Positive (43 unique individuals from yesterday) 4.4% \u2013 Daily Positivity Rate**<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 156 \u2013 Total Hospitalized (+2 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n Burgum said that’s just two percent of the ND Hospital Capacity<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 40 \u2013 Currently Hospitalized (-1 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n 1,701 \u2013 Total Recovered (+150 individuals from yesterday)<\/p>\n 54 \u2013 Total Deaths (+0 individual from yesterday)<\/p>\n Addressing the lab testing issues over the past few\u00a0 days,\u00a0 two new lab testing equipment pieces\u00a0 have been added, for a total of 15 testing machines in service operating 24\/7.<\/p>\n North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) Division of Microbiology Director Dr. Christie Massen, said the asymptomatic case rate, is at 30-percent.\u00a0 She explained that false positive testings do occur, which are difficult to identify, and inconclusive results are retested.<\/p>\n\n
\nUpdated to reflect the change the reversal in positives due to the equipment malfunction in the lab.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n