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North Dakota hits COVID milestone: 1 out of every 1,000 residents dead (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Nov 2020
OP
Their governor actually shocked the conscience and ordered a "mask mandate" last Friday
BumRushDaShow
Nov 2020
#7
The worst is that it's not just the belligerent deniers dying or suffering lifelong damage.
Hermit-The-Prog
Nov 2020
#5
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,784 posts)1. I used to live in N. Dakota...
Besides Bismark, Grand Forks, and Minot, there is not much there to get excited about. The state is called "Rough Rider Country" for a reason. Not much in between little rural towns.
Wednesdays
(17,362 posts)2. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Ohiogal
(31,989 posts)3. That is so depressing.
Sanity Claws
(21,847 posts)4. And it is not over yet
Could they actually lose as much as 1 out of every 500? My understanding is that ND still hasn't done anything to contain the virus.
BumRushDaShow
(128,908 posts)7. Their governor actually shocked the conscience and ordered a "mask mandate" last Friday
North Dakota governor changes tack and issues mask mandate
By JAMES MacPHERSONNovember 14, 2020
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) After months of resisting ordering the people of North Dakota to wear masks and limit the size of gatherings, the states Republican governor relented in an effort to stem a coronavirus surge that is among the worst in the U.S. and that threatens to overwhelm the states hospitals. Gov. Doug Burgums executive order Friday night came as a surprise and only hours before the state recorded new daily records for hospitalizations and infections.
Throughout the pandemic, the former software executive had been leaving it to individuals to take personal responsibility for slowing the spread of the virus, beseeching the public during his weekly press briefings to wear masks but emphasizing a light touch by government. But in a video message announcing his new restrictions, which took effect Saturday and will remain in effect until Dec. 13, a somber Burgum said, Our situation has changed, and we must change with it. In a news release, he said the states doctors and nurses need our help, and they need it now.
After a spring in which North Dakota had relatively few COVID-19 cases, the disease spread rapidly over the summer and has only picked up steam since. As of Saturday, there were only 18 free Intensive Care Unit beds and 178 non-ICU beds in hospitals throughout the state.
Health care professionals and some community leaders had been pleading for months with Burgum to impose such restrictions. On a tour of Bismarck last month, Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, described the states mask use and COVID-19 protocols as the worst she had seen anywhere in the country. Rachel Heintz, who works as an emergency room nurse at a Bismarck hospital, said Saturday that she was relieved a mask order was issued. Its about time, she said.
https://apnews.com/article/bismarck-north-dakota-coronavirus-pandemic-45788d9dfaae23c1db8125088dfa242b
By JAMES MacPHERSONNovember 14, 2020
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) After months of resisting ordering the people of North Dakota to wear masks and limit the size of gatherings, the states Republican governor relented in an effort to stem a coronavirus surge that is among the worst in the U.S. and that threatens to overwhelm the states hospitals. Gov. Doug Burgums executive order Friday night came as a surprise and only hours before the state recorded new daily records for hospitalizations and infections.
Throughout the pandemic, the former software executive had been leaving it to individuals to take personal responsibility for slowing the spread of the virus, beseeching the public during his weekly press briefings to wear masks but emphasizing a light touch by government. But in a video message announcing his new restrictions, which took effect Saturday and will remain in effect until Dec. 13, a somber Burgum said, Our situation has changed, and we must change with it. In a news release, he said the states doctors and nurses need our help, and they need it now.
After a spring in which North Dakota had relatively few COVID-19 cases, the disease spread rapidly over the summer and has only picked up steam since. As of Saturday, there were only 18 free Intensive Care Unit beds and 178 non-ICU beds in hospitals throughout the state.
Health care professionals and some community leaders had been pleading for months with Burgum to impose such restrictions. On a tour of Bismarck last month, Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, described the states mask use and COVID-19 protocols as the worst she had seen anywhere in the country. Rachel Heintz, who works as an emergency room nurse at a Bismarck hospital, said Saturday that she was relieved a mask order was issued. Its about time, she said.
https://apnews.com/article/bismarck-north-dakota-coronavirus-pandemic-45788d9dfaae23c1db8125088dfa242b
Some of the idiot Sheriffs are refusing to enforce it however.
I believe it was SD that has actually gone with the full "benign neglect" method to kill as many as can be killed by doing nothing.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,342 posts)5. The worst is that it's not just the belligerent deniers dying or suffering lifelong damage.
ProfessorGAC
(65,010 posts)6. Not That Much Worse Than Illinois
Over 11,000 deaths; less than 13 million people.
Of course, our population density is way higher. They're 22% bigger in size, but we have 9x the people.
9÷1.222 means 7.36 times the density.
But, either way, we've got 11,000+ extra dead people who were alive in March.