The latest report included the death of one Cass County woman in her 80s and one Ward County woman in her 90s.
The department says 1,427 North Dakotans have died from the illness since March. At least 850 of the state's deaths have come in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. There are just six nursing home residents known to be infected in the whole state, according to the health department.
Active COVID-19 cases declined by 32 on Tuesday, according to the latest report, bringing the total to 734. There are 37 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state, down by three people from the day before.
North Dakota's case count and death rates have fallen since a peak in mid-November, and active infections dipped below 1,000 last week for the first time since August. With active cases now in the mid-700s, North Dakota's case levels are at their lowest point since July. The state now has the nation's second lowest number of cases per capita over the last week behind only Hawaii, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The department reported 99 new cases on Tuesday, including:
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Eleven from Burleigh County, which includes Bismarck.
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Twenty-nine from Cass County, which includes Fargo.
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Nine from Grand Forks County.
About 3.5% of the residents tested as part of the latest batch received a positive result, and an average of 2.6% of those tested in the last two weeks got a positive result. Forty-seven of Tuesday's positives came off rapid tests, while the rest came off traditional tests.
North Dakota is a national leader in administering the COVID-19 vaccine, with more than 96% of the state's allocation already having been given to residents, as of Monday. So far, more than 137,000 doses of the vaccine have been administered, and more than 39,000 residents have received both doses.
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Readers can reach Forum News Service reporter Adam Willis, a Report for America corps member, at awillis@forumcomm.com.
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