BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota reports one new death due to COVID-19, bringing the state’s death toll to 142 since the coronavirus pandemic began.
The North Dakota Department of Health on Sunday reported a Burleigh County woman in her 90s with underlying health conditions died.
Health officials also reported 219 newly confirmed cases on Sunday, raising the total number of infections in the state to 11,702 since the pandemic struck the state in mid-March. The Bismarck Tribune reports the number of active cases in North Dakota now totals 2,481, a new record high.
Burleigh County reports 44 new cases, Cass County reports 41 and Stutsman County reports 28.
A total of 68 patients are currently hospitalized in North Dakota, up three from the previous day.
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