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Gov. Burgum issues mask mandate & capacity requirements

November 14, 2020

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NORTH DAKOTA – Gov. Doug Burgum announces new measure to slow the spread of Covid-19 in the state. They include a State Health Officer order requiring face coverings to be worn in indoor businesses and public settings and outdoors when physical distancing isn’t possible. The order begins Saturday, Nov. 14 and ends on Dec. 13th. Those exempt from wearing face…

Pandemic puts strain on local hospitals as they reach full capacity

"We are having very high case numbers both in the hospital and in the community and we continue to rise exponentially."

November 13, 2020

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. – Scenes like medical professionals working to save lives in the middle of a pandemic are happening every day in our community “We are not doing well here in North Dakota. We are having very high case numbers both in the hospital and in the community and we continue to rise exponentially,” Sanford Medical Director for Infection Prevention and…

Covid-19 testing begins in Crookston & Wadena next week

November 13, 2020

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Department of Health opens 11 new free Covid-19 testing sites across the state. They including the Crookston and Wadena National Guard armories. The sites will be open three to five days a week until at least the end of the year. Any Minnesotan is welcome to get tested. They do not need to…

East Grand Forks High School moved to distance learning

November 13, 2020

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EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. – The East Grand Forks School Board voted 5-1 to move high school students to full time distance learning for two weeks beginning November 23rd. Superintendent Mike Kolness and Polk County Public Health Director Sarah Reese also wanted the middle school to move to distance learning. The school board voted 3-3 on that motion. You can…

Minnesota Hits Single-Day Record for COVID-19 Deaths: 56

Nearly 300 people are needing intensive care

November 11, 2020

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL — Minnesota reports a record 56 COVID-19 deaths including 5 in our region: 2 each in Clay and Douglas and 1 in Marshall counties. The ages of the 56 people were all at least 50 and older. 38 of the deaths were in long term care facilities. Minnesota has 4,900 new cases of the virus. Around 1,300 people…

MN governor would like to see mask mandate in ND & SD

November 10, 2020

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After announcing bars & restaurants will close at 10 every night starting Friday, @GovTimWalz is concerned Minnesotans will go to ND & SD. He’d like to see both states get mask mandates. Walz also praises Gov @DougBurgum for what he’s done with testing and contact tracing apps. pic.twitter.com/zyrJPNDib4 — Austin Erickson (@AEricksonKVRR) November 10, 2020 MINNESOTA – After announcing bars…

Socially-distanced Veterans Day celebrations planned

All events are limited to 25% capacity

November 9, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the metro, Veterans Day celebrations will look different this year. Although the annual ceremony at the Fargo Civic Center will not go on as usual, other activities will. Some of the festivities include a parade, get-together over stew, and small flag-raising ceremony. Commander of the United Patriotic Bodies Jason Hicks…

North Dakota reports first child with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome & COVID-19

MIS-C is a rare condition where different body parts of the child can become inflamed

November 6, 2020

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NORTH DAKOTA — The North Dakota Department of Health has confirmed the first case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) in a child with COVID-19. The child has been discharged from the hospital and is resting at home. MIS-C is a rare condition where different body parts of the child can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes…

Minnesota reports more than 5,300 new COVID-19 cases and 36 deaths Friday

Clay County accounts for 3,014 of the total positive cases and 46 of the total deaths.

November 6, 2020

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CLAY COUNTY, Minn.–The Minnesota Department of Health reports 5,313 new COVID-19 cases and 36 new deaths on Friday. Eighty-five counties report new cases. Hennepin County reports the most new cases with 839 and Ramsey County the second most with 430. A total of 36 deaths were reported between the ages of 10 and 100. The deaths came from 20 different…

North Dakota reports 1,764 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths Friday

Cass County accounts for 11,110 of the total positive cases and 94 of the total deaths.

November 6, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 1,764 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths on Friday. The new cases mark a single day high for the state. Forty-five counties report new cases. Grand Forks County reports the most new cases with 336 and Ward County the second most with 310. Six men and 11 women from seven…