COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota

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

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.

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

North Dakota had early success in 2021 administering COVID-19 shots,[4][5] but as of September 4, North Dakota ranked 45th among the 50 U.S. states in the proportion of fully vaccinated residents.[6]

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  2. ^ "Tracking COVID-19: Latest update as of Tuesday morning and what we're covering next". INFORUM. May 19, 2020. Archived from the original on May 23, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Griffith |, Michelle (October 21, 2020). "If North Dakota was a country, it would have the world's worst confirmed COVID-19 outbreak, one analysis shows". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Yeo, Patricia Kelly. "How the Dakotas are successfully rolling out COVID vaccines — and 2 major lessons for larger states". Business Insider. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Most successful vaccine rollouts in US: 4 state strategies". www.beckershospitalreview.com. January 13, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "In poorly vaccinated North Dakota, tale of east and west". AP NEWS. September 4, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.