Few new cases of COVID-19 in North Dakota this weekend; 1 new death reported | Health

The state no longer publicly reports the county, sex, and age range of newly confirmed deaths, but the total number of deaths reported on the coronavirus dashboard Monday was 1,537, one more than Friday’s total. The death toll in Burleigh and Morton counties has not changed, at 196 and 102, respectively.

The Ministry of Health has only confirmed 19 new cases of the virus out of a total of around 1,100 tests processed on Saturday and Sunday. Tests usually fall over the weekend.

State officials calculated a 14-day rolling average test positivity rate of 1.7%, within the target range of less than 5%.

North Dakota’s total pandemic cases are now 111,019, with 109,300 recoveries and 4,366 hospitalizations. Nine COVID-19 patients remained in hospital on Monday, unchanged from the previous two days.

There have been 182 cases of the active virus statewide, including 35 in Burleigh-Morton counties.

About 635,700 total doses of the three available COVID-19 vaccines were administered in North Dakota, with about 93,100 doses in Burleigh-Morton counties, according to the state vaccine dashboard. It shows that 48.8% of eligible adults in North Dakota are considered fully immunized; 17.5% of adolescents in the 12-18 age group are considered to be fully vaccinated.