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North Dakota coronavirus cases approach 1,500

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Active cases of COVID-19 in North Dakota soared above 1,000 for the first time since spring, The state’s coronavirus dashboard on Friday showed 1,495 active positive and a positivity rate of 7.99%. The number of active cases was as low as 123 in early July. Cases are spiking nationwide due primarily to the fast-spreading delta variant. North Dakota’s…
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Baesler: North Dakota student performance suffered from distance learning

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The pandemic and distance learning had a profound effect on K-12 students in North Dakota last year according to the head of the State Dept. of Public Instruction. “All of our students experienced a decline in the core subjects of math, reading, English and science,” said State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler. Baesler, referring to a report…
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Activists call for mask mandate in Fargo-Moorhead area schools

Aaron Walling,

FARGO (KVRR) – Some Fargo-Moorhead area parents are calling for local school districts to mandate face coverings. The Community Alliance for Responsible Education is asking for mask requirements to be established in all F-M area schools. “We’ve had enough of increasingly transmissible and potentially lethal variants of this virus because of that uncontrolled spread. Our children deserve as students to…

Essentia Rsv
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Essentia Health seeing unseasonably high cases of RSV in children

A local pediatrician says she's seeing more children getting admitted to the hospital for a respiratory-related illness
Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Children across the metro are getting infected with Respiratory Syncytial Virus, commonly known as RSV, earlier in the year than usual. “I’m definitely admitting children every single day with RSV and classically in years past, we would be admitting these kids in November and December and we’re seeing several a day that are getting admitted with…
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Minnesota State Fair urges, but won’t require masks

Jim Monk,

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – Minnesota State Fair officials are strongly urging fairgoers to mask up both inside and outside, but stopped short of imposing any mandates to fight the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus. Fair officials issued updated health guidance urging masks indoors for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people; outdoors in crowded settings, especially for the unvaccinated; and…
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UND recommends COVID vaccine to incoming students

The university is granting faculty members the authority to require masks in their classrooms.
Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS (KFGO) – As students prepare to return to the University of North Dakota next week, UND President Andrew Armacost – in a message to the campus community – said getting vaccinated is the best defense against COVID-19. According to the UND website, anyone wishing to wear a mask is encouraged to do so. The university is granting faculty…

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Sanford Health offers remote community vaccination clinic

First round of Pfizer vaccines were given at the Arbors at McCormick Park apartment complex.
Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A remote vaccination clinic is making it easier for people in one apartment complex to get their COVID-19 vaccines. Sanford Health is giving people living at the Arbors at McCormick Park apartment complex the chance to get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Officials say it’s a convenient way for those who may find it…
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Petition Started Against NDSU’s Face Mask Mandate in Classrooms

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — A Change.org petition has already been started in response to NDSU President Dean Bresciani mandating face masks in classrooms. Starting with classes next Monday, face masks will be required in all classroom settings. In a letter to students and staff, he says Cass County’s designation as “high transmission” for COVID-19 is behind his decision. The petition seeks…

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People Who Are Immunocompromised Encouraged To Get Booster Shot

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines are now recommended for people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems. North Dakota Department of Health is urging those North Dakotans to consider getting the additional dose to increase their immunity to COVID. Included in CDC’s recommendation are recipients of organ or stem cell transplants, people with advanced or untreated HIV…