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COVID-19 deaths in North Dakota surpass 2,000; late-year delta-fueled surge pushes total
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Coronavirus-related deaths in North Dakota have surpassed 2,000, pushed by a late-year spike driven by the highly contagious delta variant of the virus.
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There are now 135 South Dakotans who this month were reported to have died with COVID-19. Monday's reported includes data gathered by state health officials prior to the Christmas holiday and the weekend.
The following are the state Department of Health COVID-19 case rates, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of Friday. All data is the latest available but should be considered preliminary and could be updated at a later date by…
Active cases of COVID-19 in North Dakota over the Christmas holiday weekend fell below 2,000 for the first time in four months, though the amount of testing also dropped significantly.
The state has reported 650 virus deaths so far in 2021, with more than two-thirds of those deaths coming over the last four months. The state's top immunization official lamented that many of those deaths could have been avoided if more people had chosen to get vaccinated.
South Dakota health officials said 2,468 South Dakotans have died with the virus, adding nine to the tally on Tuesday. Hospitalizations fell to 228, falling from a recent high of 284 on Dec. 14.
Coronavirus-related deaths in North Dakota have surpassed 2,000, pushed by a late-year spike driven by the highly contagious delta variant of the virus.
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