BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - State health officials said Wednesday another 72 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in North Dakota.
The new cases were confirmed in 15 counties and raised the state total since the pandemic began to 4,565. But the number of active cases in North Dakota declined by three, to 717, The Bismarck Tribune reported.
No new deaths were reported, leaving North Dakota’s death toll at 88.
Cass County reported 19 new confirmed cases while Mountrail County had 15 and Burleigh County nine.
The number of patients currently hospitalized in North Dakota remained at 42 on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.
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