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COVID-19 on the rise; 81 new cases detected in ND

ND Dept of Health

The state health department has confirmed 81 new cases of COVID-19 from residents living in 23 counties.

According to the state health department’s coronavirus dashboard, 81 new individuals from 23 counties have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the new statewide positive total to 111,411.

These results were from a pool of 2,465 tests for a daily positive rate of 3.37 percent.

48 of those positives were PCR tests, and 33 were antigen tests.

The cases broken down by county are:

2,104,169 total tests have been administered for the novel coronavirus. 452,722 unique individuals have been tested.

18 people are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19.

Since yesterday 28 individuals have been confirmed as recovered, bringing the recovered total to 109,520. This leaves 353 active confirmed cases.

Danielle Webster has been delivering news to Prairie Public's statewide radio audience since 2006. She is Prairie Public's local host of All Things Considered, hosting newscasts on weekday afternoons from 3-6pm. You can contact Danielle at dwebster@prairiepublic.org.
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