BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Health officials say number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in North Dakota now exceeds 700.
The North Dakota Department of Health on Thursday also reported one new death, a woman in her 80s from Cass County with underlying medical conditions. That brings the state’s total to 15 deaths.
Health officials say 32 additional people tested positive for COVID-19 since Wednesday, bringing the state total to 709.
There were 18 coronavirus patients who were hospitalized on Thursday.
Officials said 741 people have been screened since Wednesday bringing the total tested in North Dakota to 16,330. They say 15,621 of those tests were negative.