North Dakota reports 314 new COVID-19 cases Friday

Cass County accounts for 3,409 of the total positive cases and 76 of the total deaths.

August 28, 2020

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 314 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Friday.

Thirty-three counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 62 and Cass County the second most with 50.

The NDDoH says one case from Morton County and one from McKenzie County were determined to be from out of state, one case from Eddy County was misreported and another case from Sioux County was a duplicate.

North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 11,110 positive cases, 70 current hospitalizations, 8,808 people recovered and 139 deaths.

Cass County accounts for 3,409 of the total positive cases and 76 of the total deaths.

BY THE NUMBERS

7,885 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

457,750 – Total tests completed since pandemic began

314 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday

11,110 – Total positive individuals since pandemic began

3.98% – Daily Positivity Rate** Because the serial tests completed and added to the total number of tests completed can result in new individuals who test positive, the daily positivity rate will be calculated using the total positives for the day by the daily number of tests completed instead of the daily number of unique individuals tested.

2,163 – Total Active Cases +168 Individuals from yesterday

142 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday****

8,808 – Total recovered since pandemic began

70 – Currently Hospitalized +9 individuals from yesterday

0 – New Deaths*** (139 total deaths since the pandemic began) Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY