BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Active cases of COVID-19 hit a new high in North Dakota, state health officials said Thursday.
According to the North Dakota Department of Health, the state has 783 confirmed active cases of the disease in the state. That’s up 66 from the previous day.
The record number of active cases statewide is based on daily data reported by the state, The Bismarck Tribune reported. Except for several days of results in late May that were affected by equipment malfunctions at the state lab, North Dakota’s highest number of active cases reported in one day was 739 on May 7.
North Dakota reported one new death from COVID-19, a woman in her 60s from Mountrail County with underlying health conditions. That raises North Dakota’s death toll to 89. It was the first death reported in Mountrail County, in northwestern North Dakota.
Another 104 people tested positive for the coronavirus, raising the total number of cases in the state to 4,668 since the pandemic began.
Cass County reported 26 new confirmed cases while Burleigh County reported 22 new cases. The new cases bring Burleigh County’s total to 500 cases.
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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