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North Dakota Reports 53 New COVID-19 Cases and Two Deaths

Cass County reports the most new cases with 44.

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 53 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths on Tuesday. The counties reporting new cases include Burleigh, Cass, Grand Forks, Stutsman, Ward and Williams Counties. Cass County reports the most new cases with 44 and Grand Forks County the second most with 5. A woman in her 100s and a woman in…

LIVE: Get Your Garden On

Because right now our neighborhoods look more like they're growing blankets than food and flowers.

Gardens are big right now — or at least, a lot of people want them to be. Unfortunately, if you just couldn’t wait and went ahead with planting out, you might have a yard right now that looks a little more like you’re growing blankets than tomatoes and petunias. Our late-season frost struck hard at the hearts of seasoned gardeners…

WATCH LIVE: Fauci Warns of ‘Suffering and Death’ if US Reopens too Soon

Fauci is testifying via video conference.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is warning Congress that if the country reopens too soon during the coronavirus pandemic, it will result in “needless suffering and death.” Fauci is among the health experts testifying Tuesday to a Senate panel. His testimony comes as President Donald Trump is praising states that are reopening after the…

Vitalant uses convalescent plasma donations to help others still fighting the virus

Convalescent plasma contains antibodies that help boost a patient's ability to fight COVID-19

FARGO, N.D. — Susan and Scott Jorissen were traveling through Peru and Ecuador right around the time the pandemic starting getting serious. “We literally left Ecuador at a quarter to twelve the night that they were shutting the airport down,” said Susan Jorissen. The Valley City couple made it back to the U.S. safely, but they could tell something was…

WATCH LIVE: Gov. Burgum to Host COVID-19 Press Briefing

BISMARCK, N.D.–Gov. Doug Burgum is holding a press briefing to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Burgum will be joined by State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler. The North Dakota Department of Health reported a total of 1,518 positive cases, 34 current hospitalizations, 846 people recovered and 36 deaths. Categories: Coronavirus, Coronavirus-ND, Health, North Dakota News

WATCH LIVE: President Trump Holds COVID-19 Press Briefing

WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump is holding a press briefing to talk about COVID-19 testing in the United States. For a full list of officials in the Coronavirus Task force, click here. Categories: Coronavirus, Health Tags: Coronavirus, Coronavirus Task Force, COVID-19, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, PRESS BRIEFING

Minnesota COVID-19 Deaths Increase to 591, Nearly 80 Percent in Long-Term Care Facilities

More than 58 percent of patients confirmed to have COVID-19 have now recovered.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Department of Health reported 13 additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 Monday and 528 new lab-confirmed cases, bringing the state’s death toll from the disease to 591 and the total number of positive cases to 11,799. Of the 591 deaths, 472 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. There are currently 452…

North Dakota Reports 27 New COVID-19 Cases and 1 Death

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 27 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death on Monday. The counties reporting new cases include Burleigh, Cass, Dunn, Eddy, Grand Forks, Grant, Mercer, Morton, Stutsman and Williams Counties. Cass County also reports a man in his 90s with underlying health conditions died. North Dakota’s totals have reached 1,518 positive cases,…

Minnesota Records 20 New COVID-19 Deaths

ST.PAUL, MN (KFGO)- The MN Department of Health reports 480 more Coronavirus cases and 20 more deaths in Sunday’s results. The total number of cases moves to 11,271. Cases hospitalized dropped to 434 from 476 while intensive care cases went from 199 from 180. Minnesota’s death toll sits at 578 with 464 have occurred in long term care facilities. There…

27 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Since Saturday

BISMARCK, ND — The North Dakota Department of Health reported that 27 additional people tested positive for COVID-19 as of Sunday May 10. 24 of the positives were in Cass County. There are now 1,491 positive cases of COVID-19 in North Dakota. COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY Cass County – 24 Grand Forks County – 1 Morton County…