BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Health officials in Washington, D.C., on Monday placed North Dakota on a list of high-risk coronavirus states.
The designation means anyone from North Dakota on “nonessential travel” to the nation’s capital must self-quarantine for 14 days once they arrive. People on “essential” travel must self-monitor for 14 days, limit contact with others and quarantine if they experience COVID-19 symptoms.
DC’s definition of “essential travel” includes government functions but does not include tourism, The Bismarck Tribune reported.
The designation comes as active cases of COVID-19 in North Dakota reached a new high. Active cases on Monday rose to 1,058, which is 33 more than Sunday’s high.
The North Dakota Department of Health on Monday reported 112 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus, raising the statewide total to 5,986 since the pandemic began.
New cases were reported in 25 counties, including 25 cases in Burleigh County, 21 in Cass County, nine in Benson County and seven in Stutsman County.
No new deaths were reported, leaving North Dakota’s death toll at 99.
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