COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota

COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota
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Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	North Dakota
Index case	Ward County
Arrival date	March 11, 2020
Confirmed cases	100,757 (March 11)
Hospitalized cases	3,561 (cumulative) 92 (current)
Recovered	89,582
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.

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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]