A sixth North Dakotan has passed away from complications due to the novel coronavirus. The patient was a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions. He was from Stark County.
The North Dakota Department of Health has confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 278.
618 individuals were tested yesterday.
The new positive cases include:
- Man in his 20s from Burleigh County, close contact
- Male age 0-9 from Burleigh County, under investigation
- Woman in her 40s from Cass County, close contact
- Woman in her 40s from Cass County, close contact
- Man in his 30s from Cass County, close contact
- Woman in her 50s from Cass County, close contact
- Man in his 30s from Cass County, close contact
- Woman in her 50s from Dunn County, community spread
- Man in his 30s from Sargent County, travel
To date, 9,608 people have been tested for the novel coronavirus in North Dakota.
There have been 36 total hospitalizations, 13 of whom are still hospitalized. There have been 105 recoveries.
