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North Dakota reports 90 new COVID-19 cases and one death

May 22, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 90 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Friday. Nine counties report new cases including Burleigh, Cass, Eddy, Emmons, Grand Forks, Griggs, Richland, Ward and Williams Counties. Cass County reports the most cases with 74 and Eddy County the second most with 6. A man in his 80s with underlying health…

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2020 Minnesota State Fair Canceled

May 22, 2020

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ST. PAUL, Minn.–The Minnesota State Fair, known as the Great Minnesota Get-Together, has been canceled. The fair was scheduled for August 27 through September 7. This will mark only the sixth time the fair has been canceled since its inception. State Fair General Manager Jerry Hammer said canceling the fair was not a difficult decision, but “the only decision.” The…

Fargo’s All Pro Towing helps couple escaping New York amid pandemic

A couple trying to escape the state as it became a hotspot in March ran into a problem they weren't prepared for

May 21, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — As COVID-19 cases racked up in New York, Kyle Kinard and his wife loaded up their SUV and set out to leave their Brooklyn apartment behind. But their second stop of what was supposed to be a smooth-sailing road trip to eastern Washington didn’t go entirely as planned. “My wife was kind of looking on Google Maps…

Worker involved with MN in-person graduation has coronavirus

May 21, 2020

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MINNESOTA – A Minnesota school holds in-person graduation despite a state ban where a worker with the coronavirus had close contact with school staff. State health officials say the worker was involved with stage setup and was around the staff members for a few hours. The staff helped facilitate the graduation and did not know there were exposed. Officials would…

Essentia Health to permanently layoff nearly 900 employees

May 21, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–Essentia Health has announced their decision to move forward with permanent layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Health organization says it has experienced operational losses nearing $100 million since the beginning of March. Various measures have been taken to attempt to offset the decline in revenue including placing employees on administrative leave, flexing hours, reducing physician and executive…

10 people test positive for COVID-19 at Cass County Jail

May 21, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Mass COVID-19 testing at Cass County Jail has produced some interesting results. The jail has 11 positive cases, and none of the people showed any symptoms. Two days ago, 252 tests were administered on 156 inmates and 96 staff members.Three inmates refused testing. Of those completed tests, 5 employees and 6 inmates received positive results for the…

North Dakota reports 134 new COVID-19 cases, most in single day

May 21, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 134 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths on Thursday. The positive cases mark a single day high for the state. Eleven counties report new cases including Bottineau, Burleigh, Cass, Emmons, Grand Forks, Mercer, Morton, Pierce, Ramsey, Richland and Ward Counties. Cass County reports the most cases with 93 and Ward County…

Burgum: ND to launch second COVID-19 contact tracing app

The new app is expected to be available within two weeks.

May 21, 2020

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BISMARCK, N.D.–Gov. Doug Burgum announced a second contact tracing app is in the works to assist public health agencies track COVID-19. The new app will be known as Care19 Exposure and is expected to be available within two weeks. The app will use exposure notification technology developed by Apple and Google. When an individual tests positive for COVID-19, notifications will…

Coronavirus hospitalizations in Fargo stay steady

This is due to health officials saying coronavirus hospitalizations have remained consistent.

May 20, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. Sanford and Essentia Health have seen a steady number of hospitalized patients even though cases continue to increase in Cass County. ‘We’re caring for 42 patients at our hospital who have tested positive for COVID-19. That remains a very similar number that we’ve had over the last two weeks,”says Medical Officer at Sanford, Dr. Doug Griffin. “We’ve been…

Gov. Walz allows restaurants, bars, salons & barbershops to reopen with restrictions

May 20, 2020

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MINNESOTA – Gov. Tim Walz announces bars and restaurants can reopen June 1, but only with outdoor seating. Salons, barbershops and tattoo parlors can also open back up, but with limited capacity. The next phase of the Stay Safe Minnesota plan allows restaurants and bars seat no more than 50 people outdoors with six feet in between them. Masks are…