COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota

The COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The state reported its first case on March 11, 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota
COVID-19 testing in Fargo
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationNorth Dakota
Index caseWard County
Arrival dateMarch 11, 2020
Confirmed cases100,757 (March 11)
Hospitalized cases3,561 (cumulative)
92 (current)
Recovered89,582
Deaths
1,485
Government website
www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus

Out of the 49 counties with positive cases of COVID-19 in North Dakota, Burleigh and Cass lead the state for highest number of positive COVID-19 cases, with Burleigh totaling 13,695 and Cass county with 19,969. In October 2020, North Dakota had the highest rate of COVID-19 cases of any U.S. state or nation in the world, although this had been attributed in part to extensive testing.

North Dakota had early success in 2021 administering COVID-19 shots, but as of September 4, North Dakota ranked 45th among the 50 U.S. states in the proportion of fully vaccinated residents.

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