BISMARCK — The North Dakota Department of Health on Sunday, May 17, announced 52 new cases of COVID-19, most of which came from the state’s hotspot and largest metro area.
The department also confirmed the death of a Cass County man in his 90s from the illness.
Like every other victim of the illness in North Dakota, the man had underlying health conditions, according to the department. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says older adults and people with HIV, diabetes, asthma, liver disease or other conditions that compromise one’s immune system are at a greater risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19.
Forty-three North Dakotans, including 33 residents of Cass County, have now died from the illness that has claimed more than 89,000 lives nationwide. At least 29 of the deaths have come in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, according to the department.
The total number of positive tests for the virus in the state is at 1,900, but 1,178 people have recovered from the illness, including 67 announced Sunday. There are 30 residents hospitalized with the illness, down three from Saturday.
For the second consecutive day, the state announced more than 2,500