North Dakota reports 10 new COVID-19 deaths | Health

The death toll in Burleigh and Morton counties increased by one, to a total of 276 and 128, respectively. Kas County leads the state with 283 people. The death toll from a pandemic in North Dakota is currently 1,990.

The state no longer publicly reports the newly confirmed counties, genders, and age ranges of death.

The state also reported 448 new COVID-19 cases from 7,139 new tests with a positive rate of 7.03%. The number of active positives increased to 2,198 and 330 were considered to have recovered. On Tuesday, 120 people were hospitalized with COVID-19.

During the pandemic, there were a total of 169,988 COVID-19 cases in North Dakota, with 165,800 recovery and 6,823 hospitalizations.

The 14-day moving average fell to 5.86%, approaching the state target of less than 5%, which has not been achieved since mid-August.

The onset of a highly contagious delta variant of coronavirus, the predominant strain first identified in North Dakota in late June, has led to a surge in cases, hospitalizations and deaths since the summer. The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that it had detected the first case of a new Omicron variant in the state. This subspecies was first discovered in southern Africa and was reported on 24 November.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, North Dakota is one of the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States.

agency data On Tuesday, 63.4% of adults in North Dakota were shown to be fully vaccinated.

Federal data is different from state data Vaccine dashboard, Based on reports to the North Dakota Immune Information System.

Health providers who have not been vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine through the state health department, such as Indian Health Services, veterans, and Pentagon facilities, do not necessarily have to report the dose to the state system.