One of the deaths reported last week came in a teenager between 15-19, according to the department's COVID-19 dashboard. It was North Dakota's second COVID-19 death in a teenager — the first came last year in a 17-year-old girl from Parshall.
Active cases of COVID-19 in North Dakota over the weekend fell below 3,000 for the first time since mid-September, but coronavirus-related hospitalizations took a big jump.
Active COVID-19 cases continue to climb, rising 45 since Friday's report to 6,865. Hospitalizations dropped slightly since Friday to 230, with state health officials reporting 62 patients in intensive care and 36 on ventilators.
North Dakota reported nine COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, including three from Burleigh County and one each from Cass, Grand Forks, Stutsman, Pembina, Sargent and Kidder counties. The state has reported 69 deaths this month.
Active cases, a rough measure of the ongoing surge because it measures newly reported cases against new recoveries, continue to rise Tuesday. The active case count climbed 85 to 6,950, reaching a high not seen since early October.
North Dakota reported nine COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, including two from Burleigh County and one each from Stark, McLean, Pierce and McHenry counties. The state has reported 76 deaths this month.
State health officials also reported two South Dakotans have died with COVID-19, raising the toll of state residents who have died with the virus to 2,320, with 85 reported in November so far.
