April 30 Press Conference Summary

Current COVID-19 Case Numbers in North Dakota: 1,067 total positive cases, 590 active cases, 458 recovered, 19 deaths
Speakers: Governor Burgum, Chris Jones - Executive Director of the ND Dept of Human Services, Senator Kevin Cramer, Doug Goehring - ND Agriculture Commissioner

Focus: Beginning of Re-Opening tomorrow

• ND Smart Restart Guidelines
• It is important that customers follow the guidelines that have been shared with businesses that are opening (wearing masks, not overcrowding a restaurant, etc).

Additional points of note:

• Testing
  • 34 positives out of 1924=1.8% positive today.
  • Overall, 3.9% cumulative positive rate. 5th lowest positive rate in nation. 5th highest in nation in per capita testing
  • 14 day rolling average dropping for 5 days. Declining rate is a factor for moving toward re-opening
• Overview of expansion of the Main Street Lending Program for many small to mid-sized companies to assist more companies, including oil companies that are struggling
• Workforce Coordination Center activated to serve emergency workforce needs in support of lifeline services www.ndresponse.gov/help 

Other issues covered: 28,500 Care19 app downloads (Goal = 50K), no residents in the corrections system have tested positive, Overview of Vulnerable Population Protection Plan (VP3) plan for vulnerable populations, Ethanol Recover Program (ERP) to help ethanol producers, new app from Department of Veterans Affairs COVID Coach education and self-care tool, reminder to complete the census - 100% of the people in North River, ND completed the census
 
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