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October begins with nine deaths, 373 new COVID-19 cases in ND

Nine more North Dakotans have passed away with the novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide death toll to 256.

 

The patients were a woman in her 80s from Burleigh County; a man in his 60s from Divide County;  two women in their 80s, a man in his 80s, a man in his 60s and a woman in her 90s from Morton County; a man in his 80s from Richland County; and a man in his 50s from Stutsman County. They each had underlying health conditions.

 

Additionally, 373 new individuals from 36 counties have tested positive for COVID-19 in North Dakota, bringing the new statewide positive total to 22,218.

 

These results were from a pool of 8,368 tests for a daily positive rate of 6.37 percent.

 

The cases broken down by county are:

 

  • Adams County - 5
  • Barnes County – 2
  • Benson County - 2
  • Bottineau County – 2
  • Bowman County – 1
  • Burleigh County - 44
  • Cass County – 81
  • Dickey County – 38
  • Dunn County – 2
  • Eddy County – 1
  • Golden Valley County - 2
  • Grand Forks County – 7
  • Grant County – 1
  • Hettinger County - 2
  • LaMoure County – 6
  • McHenry County -1
  • McKenzie County - 6
  • McLean County - 6
  • Mercer County - 3
  • Morton County – 14
  • Mountrail County – 5
  • Pembina County – 5
  • Pierce County - 1
  • Ramsey County – 6
  • Renville County – 1
  • Richland County - 6
  • Rolette County – 6
  • Sargent County - 4
  • Sioux County – 3
  • Slope County - 4
  • Stark County – 18
  • Stutsman County – 2
  • Traill County – 1
  • Walsh County - 4
  • Ward County – 29
  • Wells County - 1
  • Williams County – 51

 

642,453 total tests have been administered for the novel coronavirus. 242,900 unique individuals have been tested. 

 

106 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19. There have been 884 hospitalizations total.

 

There have been 18,272 recoveries. This leaves 3,690 active confirmed cases.

 

 

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