Almost all of North Dakota is at low danger of coronavirus transmission, based on the newest federal information.
Divide, McIntosh, Nelson and Wells counties are at medium danger, and the opposite 49 counties are at low danger, based on the federal Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. The CDC calculates danger primarily based on COVID-19 case numbers and hospital information.
The state Division of Well being and Human Providers’ coronavirus dashboard reported Friday that there have been 754 new COVID-19 instances statewide over the earlier seven days, the seventh straight weekly whole beneath 1,000. There have been 112 weekly instances in Burleigh-Morton counties, the seventh consecutive weekly whole beneath 200.
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The state dashboard is supposed to replicate the development of instances, not precise case numbers, since COVID-19 house exams usually are not required to be reported to the state. It is also meant to point out severity of illness.
COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide within the seven-day interval totaled 56. The weekly quantity has fluctuated between 49 and 77 the previous two months. Coronavirus sufferers took up about 2% of occupied inpatient beds and 1% of intensive care unit beds within the state over the week.
There have been 282,940 confirmed COVID-19 instances in North Dakota in the course of the pandemic that started in March 2020, and a couple of,445 deaths, up three over the week.
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Federal information reveals that 69.2% of North Dakota adults are absolutely vaccinated, with the speed for all vaccine-eligible individuals — age 5 and older — at 62.8%. The nationwide averages are 78.9% and 73.2%, respectively.
Nationally, 16.5% of these eligible for an up to date bivalent booster dose have obtained one; in North Dakota it is 15.5%. The photographs present safety towards each the unique coronavirus and likewise the most recent omicron variant mutants. They’re obtainable to anybody 5 years and older.
An inventory of free public COVID-19 testing provided in North Dakota might be discovered at bit.ly/3CJUniI. That website additionally lists the place free at-home take a look at kits are provided. Info on COVID-19 vaccines is at bit.ly/3GFoEjM. Common info is at https://www.well being.nd.gov/diseases-conditions/coronavirus and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.