LOS ANGELES - Daily coronavirus cases in North Dakota have risen to record levels, putting an enormous strain on hospital capacity.
In an effort to ease the pressure on hospitals in the state, North Dakota officials will allow nurses who are actively infected with COVID-19 to continue to work.In a press conference held Monday, Gov.
Doug Burgum said rising coronavirus cases were putting a strain on hospital capacity in the state.“Just in the last few days, our hospitalizations, due to COVID, rose by another 10 percent to 254 [hospitalizations], and that’s 60 percent higher than just four weeks ago when we had 158 individuals hospitalized due to COVID,” Burgum said. “We also have seen over the weekend record days Friday, Saturday, Sunday and.