BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Health officials said Thursday 27 additional people have tested positive for COVID-19 in North Dakota, bringing the state total to 2,706 cases.
North Dakota has confirmed 66 deaths from complications of the coronavirus but none were reported Thursday.
Officials said 1,242 people have been screened since Wednesday, bringing the total tested in North Dakota to 104,888.
Twenty of the positive cases reported Thursday were in Cass County, which has been the epicenter of the state’s coronavirus outbreak. They county that contains Fargo now has a total of 1,803 confirmed cases.
Thirty-two people were hospitalized in Thursday, down two from the day before.
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, and death.
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