COVID-19 variant cases mounting in North Dakota
The North Dakota Department of Health looks for COVID-19 variants in a small percentage of its positive tests. 5:07 am, May 8, 2021 ×
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BISMARCK COVID-19 variants are spreading in North Dakota, but officials cannot say exactly to what extent.
At least 219 cases of COVID-19 variants have been identified in the state, said Kirby Kruger, the North Dakota Department of Health’s disease control director.
However, this is only a snapshot of a likely larger number of COVID-19 variant cases in North Dakota, Kruger said, because the state is only analyzing a small percentage of positive COVID-19 tests for variants.
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Kirby Kruger, the disease control and forensic pathology section chief at the North Dakota Department of Health, said the state has come a long way since March 13, 2020.
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Vaccine providers are trying to encourage more North Dakotans to get a COVID-19 shot as demand plateaus, but many people remain skeptical of the available vaccines.
Public health departments and local hospitals told the Tribune that they re trying to reach out to the community to get people who haven t been vaccinated in for a jab. The state Health Department is planning a mass media campaign to increase vaccination rates, as well.
Providers attribute the drop in demand to several factors, including a lack of convenience and concerns about vaccine safety. They ve also heard that others prefer to wait and see while the people they know get vaccinated.