Six more COVID-19 deaths reported in North Dakota on Sunday

Federation of American Scientists analysis shows North Dakota is the world’s worst COVID-19 hotspot, with the worst death rate. So far, 840 people have lost their lives in the state to the virus, of which 274 have died in November.

Six deaths were reported on Sunday – five men and one woman – in Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Foster, Kidder and Sargent counties. The number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 is 315, including 35 in the ICU. People aged 60 to 69 are the largest age group currently hospitalized, with 2,459 hospitalized throughout the pandemic. There have been reports of shortages of nurses and hospital beds.

Despite the recent mask mandate, the virus’s positivity rate continues to rise. In just one week, North Dakota’s positivity rate dropped from 19.71% to 21.51%. On March 22, the percent positivity rate was 2.07%.

Cass, Burleigh and Ward counties reported the highest number of cases in the state. Cass County added 179 cases and now has 1,725 ​​active cases; Burleigh County, which includes Bismarck, has 1,506 cases, an increase of 158; and Ward County has recorded a total of 1,167 cases, of which 128 were added on Sunday.

Neighboring counties of Morton and Stark now have 514 and 386 active cases, respectively. Grand Forks County has documented 1,031 cases, while Williams County of Williston has recorded a total of 328 cases.

Every county in North Dakota has at least one active case.

Not only does Cass County have the most active cases, but it has also had the highest number of deaths in the state. In Cass County, 116 residents have died from COVID-19, as well as 112 in Burleigh County, 114 in Ward County and 66 in Morton County.

Slope, Golden Valley, Billings and Adams counties have not had any COVID-19-related deaths.

Adams, Bowman, Burke, Cavalier, Eddy, Golden Valley, Kidder, Logan, McHenry, McIntosh, Nelson, Oliver, Pembina, Sheridan, Towner and Wells each added five or fewer new cases.

A total of 9,961 tests were performed, including 2,834 for the first time. Of the 1,150 new cases, 584 had already tested negative for COVID-19.

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