North Dakota has surpassed 1,000 deaths due to complications from COVID-19, with about half of the fatalities coming in just over a month, according to figures released Saturday by the state Department of Health.
Officials confirmed 18 new deaths on Saturday and six on Sunday for 1,011 total deaths since the pandemic began.
North Dakota health officials on Sunday reported 474 new virus cases, the lowest number in five days. A total of 82,504 people have tested positive since the start of the pandemic.
The update showed 305 people hospitalized with COVID-19, an increase of seven.
Minnesota numbers continue to rise
Minnesota health officials on Sunday confirmed more than 5,550 new cases of the coronavirus and 64 new deaths from complications due to COVID-19.
There were about 1,468 new cases per 100,000 people in Minnesota over the past two weeks, which ranks second in the country behind South Dakota for new cases per capita, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers.
The fatalities announced Sunday raised the state’s death toll to 2,637 since the start of the pandemic. The COVID Tracking Project ranks that as the 22nd highest in the country overall and the 28th highest per capita.
