A seventh person has passed away due to complications from COVID-19 in North Dakota. The patient was a woman in her 70s from Cass County with underlying health conditions. She acquired the virus via community spread.
Fifteen additional cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed by the state health department, bringing the statewide total to 293. They include:
· Man in his 20s from Burleigh County, community spread
· Man in his 60s from Cass County, community spread
· Woman in her 40s from Cass County, close contact
· Man in his 80s from Cass County, community spread
· Woman in her 20s from Cass County, close contact
· Man in his 30s from Cass County, community spread
· Woman in her 50s from Cass County, under investigation
· Woman in her 40s from Cass County, under investigation
· Woman in her 70s from Mountrail County, community spread
· Man in his 40s from Richland County, community spread
· Woman in her 30s from Rolette County, community spread
· Man in his 60s from Stark County, under investigation
· Man in his 60s from Ward County, under investigation
· Woman in her 30s from Williams County, community spread
· Man in his 20s from Williams County, under investigation
472 people were tested for COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the overall total tests to 10,080.
There have been 36 total hospitalizations, with ten of those currently hospitalized. With 119 recoveries, the current active total of confirmed cases sits at 170.
