CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 41 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and no new deaths since Monday. The counties reporting new cases include, Burke, Burleigh, Cass, Grand Forks, Mercer, Morton, Pembina, Stutsman and Williams Counties. Cass County has the most new cases with 13, while Morton and Burleigh Counties have the second most with…
Beautiful, detailed chalk drawings are popping up in Moorhead, thanks to an artist trying to help brighten our spirits during the pandemic. Kim Jore owns Riverzen art studio in Moorhead. Her studio is shut down during the pandemic, but she’s kept busy creating elaborate chalk drawings outside local businesses. She has made three so far, but hopes to draw…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)–The financial cost of the coronavirus outbreak in Minnesota is front and center Tuesday as state budget officials update the impact the pandemic has had recently on state revenue projections. Gov. Tim Walz meanwhile, was expected to ease the financial burden on health care providers by allowing them to resume elective surgeries and procedures. A temporary ban on those…
Public health officials recommend that we wear masks when we go out in public. They help protect others in case we’re carrying COVID-19 and don’t know it, and they may help protect you from a potential infection. They say a simple cloth mask is sufficient for running errands. Heck, I made one out of a t-shirt last month. It worked…
FARGO, ND – As Giving Tuesday Now approaches, the American Cancer Society says that now, more than ever before, they need the public’s help. “It’s just a really challenging time, and for somebody going through a cancer diagnosis, it’s even more so,” said Shannon Bacon, the Health Systems Manager for the American Cancer Society of North Dakota. The American Cancer…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo has preformed nearly 7,600 COVID-19 tests and is hoping to administer much more through mass testing events. The city has already held two of these large-scale testing events. A third was scheduled for Monday, but a broken machine in the Bismarck lab where the tests are sent caused that event to be cancelled. Public health officials…
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….
BISMARCK, N.D.–Gov. Doug Burgum is holding a press briefing to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. The North Dakota Department of Health reported a total of 1,225 positive cases, 31 current hospitalizations, 540 people recovered and 25 deaths on Monday. Categories: Coronavirus, Coronavirus-ND, Health, North Dakota News Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, GOV. DOUG BURGUM, NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PRESS…
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…
BISMARCK, N.D.–Arts, culture and creative industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for CARES Act funding. The North Dakota Council on the Arts announced a total of $371,700 is available on Monday. Organizations and nonprofits whose revenue relies heavily on admissions, ticket sales and other earned income are eligible to apply. Artists and contractors who produce art and…
