BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Five more people have died from COVID-19 in North Dakota as the state reported 360 cases on Saturday, according to health officials.
North Dakota has recorded the most new cases per capita in the nation over the last two weeks with 460 new cases per 100,000 people. The number of active infections has also reached an all-time high for the state with 2,539 people reported to have active infections.
Three of the people who died were in their 90s, one was in her 80s and one was in his 70s.
Over the course of the pandemic, 13,334 people have tested positive for COVID-19. About 80% of them have fully recovered, but over 2,500 have active infections and 155 have died.
Grand Forks County recorded the state’s highest number of active cases with 472. Burleigh County reported 400 cases, and Cass County reported 395.
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