Friday, August 7, 2020 - 11:07 am Categories:
COVID-19

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Man in his 40s from Benson County with underlying health conditions. 

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY

  • Benson County - 2
  • Burleigh County - 25
  • Cass County – 27
  • Divide County – 1
  • Foster County - 2
  • Grand Forks County – 5
  • Griggs County - 1
  • McKenzie County - 1
  • McLean County – 5
  • Mercer County - 2
  • Morton County – 19
  • Nelson County – 2
  • Ramsey County – 1
  • Ransom County – 1
  • Renville County - 1
  • Richland County - 3
  • Rolette County – 4
  • Sargent County – 1
  • Sheridan County - 2
  • Sioux County - 3
  • Stark County – 19
  • Steele County - 1
  • Stutsman County - 2
  • Traill County – 2
  • Ward County - 5
  • Williams County – 13

BY THE NUMBERS

346,669 - Total Number of Tests Completed* (+5,773 total tests from yesterday)

165,701 – Total Unique Individuals Tested* (+1,982 unique individuals from yesterday)

158,374 – Total Negative (+1,832 unique individuals from yesterday)

7,327 – Total Positive (+150 unique individuals from yesterday)

1,766 – Total Positives from Serial (Repeat) Testing**** (+46 unique individuals from yesterday)

2.6% – Daily Positivity Rate**

408 – Total Hospitalized (+8 individual from yesterday)

48 – Currently Hospitalized (+2 individuals from yesterday)

6,164 – Total Recovered (+215 individuals from yesterday)

110 – Total Deaths*** (+1 individual from yesterday)

* Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated.

**Because the serial tests completed and added to the total number of tests completed can result in new individuals who test positive, the daily positivity rate will be calculated using the total positives for the day by the daily number of tests completed instead of the daily number of unique individuals tested.

*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.
**** This number includes individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 after they had previously had a negative test.