BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota health officials on Sunday reported 47 new positive COVID-19 tests, lifting the total number of confirmed cases to 98,597.
State lab officials processed 1,725 tests since Saturday, a positivity rate of 3.5%. Over the past two weeks, the rolling average number of daily new cases in North Dakota has decreased by 37%, Johns Hopkins University researchers reported.
There were about 130 new cases per 100,000 people in North Dakota over the past two weeks, which ranks 50th in the country for new cases per capita. One in every 1,708 people in the state tested positive in the past week, researchers said.
No new deaths were included in Sunday’s update. A total of 1,431 people have died from complications due to the virus since the pandemic began.
Hospitalizations were up by two, to 38. Six patients are being treated in intensive care units. The state’s hospital tracker shows there are 40 staffed ICU beds and 398 staffed inpatient beds available throughout North Dakota.
The number of active COVID-19 cases was 792 as of Sunday.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.
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