Cass County

15 Counties Report New COVID-19 Cases in North Dakota

2,235 individuals were tested since Wednesday.

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 49 new COVID-19 cases from 15 different counties on Thursday. The counties reporting new cases include Benson, Cass, Grand Forks, McKenzie, Pembina, Pierce, Ramsey, Richland, Rolette, Sargent, Stark, Traill, Walsh, Ward and Williams Counties. Cass County reports the most new cases with 23, while Williams County reports the second most with…

Red River Valley Task Force To Tackle Growing COVID-19 Numbers

Testing will be increased along with contact tracing

BISMARCK, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum says we need targeted action in Cass County against COVID-19. The county has the majority of the deaths in the state at 23. He is announcing the creation of the Red River Valley COVID-19 Task Force and he says he wants Clay County included. “Again part of my offer to Gov. Walz is we…

Cass County Commission stands by decision not to hold in-person polling at primary election

Ballots for the June 9th primaries will be cast through the mail

FARGO, N.D. — In the June 9th primary, North Dakotans will be able to narrow down candidates for statewide offices, legislative races and county commissioners. They will also cast their final votes for city commissioners and school board members. Everyone will still be able to vote, but they will have to do it by mail-in ballots. City officials say the…

Mass Testing Sites Postponed But Gov. Burgum Says Testing Is Still Available

More targeted testing is being planned for Cass, Grand Forks and Dunn Counties which have the highest positive rates

BISMARCK, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum says mass testing events today in Fargo and tomorrow in Williston were not canceled, but rather postponed. He says due to  mechanical issues at the state lab, North Dakota now has around 5,000 tests on backlog waiting to be processed. But he says if you think you have the virus, you should get tested….

34 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in North Dakota Monday

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 34 new COVID-19 cases in the state. Twenty-five of the cases are from Cass County. The remaining cases are from Burleigh, Grand Forks, Morton and Stark Counties. The new cases bring the state’s totals to 1,225 positive cases, 31 current hospitalizations, 540 people recovered and 25 deaths. Cass County makes up…

North Dakota adds 38 Positive Cases of COVID-19

BISMARCK,ND — North Dakota has reported 25 deaths related to COVID-19. The most recent death is a 90 year old man in his 90’s from Cass County with underlying health conditions. There were also 33 additional positive cases reported in Cass County since Saturday. Cass County – 33 Grand Forks County – 2 Stark County – 1 Stutsman County –…

46 New COVID-19 Cases In North Dakota

BISMARCK, ND — The North Dakota Department of Health conducted 2,022 test for COVID-19 resulting in 46 new cases. Of the latest results, 30 came from Cass County with the next highest total coming from Ward County with 4. North Dakota now has 1,153 reported cases. An additional death came from Cass County, a man in his 70s from Cass…

Cass County Reports 4 Additional COVID-19 Deaths in Single Day

All four individuals had underlying health conditions.

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–Four Cass County residents have died from COVID-19-related illnesses. All four individuals had underlying health conditions. A man and woman in their 90s, a woman in her 80s and a man in his 70s passed away on Friday. The four new deaths bring the total in North Dakota to 23. The state is also reporting 40 new COVID-19…

34 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in North Dakota

Cass County accounted for 21 of the total number of cases on Thursday.

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 34 new COVID-19 cases in the state. The counties reporting new cases include Burleigh, Cass, Grand Forks, Pembina and Stark. Cass County accounted for 21 of the total number of cases on Thursday. The number of new cases has been slowly declining since April 26 when the state had another spike…

North Dakota Reports 42 New COVID-19 Cases

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health has reported 42 new COVID-19 cases since Tuesday. The counties reporting new cases include Burleigh, Cass, Grand Forks, McKenzie, Stark and Stutsman Counties. The total number of positive cases in the state has reached 1,033. Of those cases, 28 people are currently hospitalized, 437 have recovered and 19 people have died. Cass…