15 more people test positive for COVID-19 in North Dakota

Updated 4:23 PM UTC, April 11, 2020
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus continues to rise in North Dakota.

Health officials said Saturday 15 additional people tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday, bringing the state total to 293.

The North Dakota Health Department has reported seven deaths from COVID-19, including one on Friday. Officials said seventh victim was a woman in her 70s from Cass County. Officials said she had underlying health conditions and contacted the virus via community spread.

Officials said 472 people have been screened since Friday bringing the total tested in North Dakota to 10,080. They said 9,787 of those tests have come back negative.

There were 36 coronavirus patients who were hospitalized on Saturday.

The largest group demographically of positive tests are in the age range of 30 to 39. The state says 153 of the positive tests are female and 140 are male.

Cass County leads the state with 95 cases, followed by Burleigh County with 49.

For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.