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September 23 Press Conference Summary
GNDCWednesday, September 23, 2020Current COVID-19 Case Numbers in North Dakota: 18,981 total positive cases, 3,302 active confirmed cases, 15,476 recovered, 203 deaths
Speakers: Governor Burgum, Al Jaeger-Secretary of State
Focus: Importance of Quarantine and how to Cast Ballots on or before Election Day
Additional points of note:- Importance of Quarantine
- Discussion about the importance of quarantine, social distancing and use of masks
- Overview of how easily COVID can spread
- North Dakota has a 1.07% fatality rate compared to the national rate of 2.9%,
- Voting guidance from Al Jaeger – Governor Proclamation –
- Voter Appreciation Week
- Statewide campaign to notify ND voters of their options to cast ballots
- Voting can be done by mail, early voting or voting on election day.
- Every county will have at least one polling place on election day (there will be safety measures in place).
- There are about half as many polling places as there were 2 years ago
- County courthouses will offer in-person absentee voting
- Voting update
- 379 military members in 57 countries have already cast their ballots
- 168,000 people have requested absentee ballots
- Discussion of plan to address uptick in COVID cases in Long Term Care facilities
- Tests from these facilities will now be moved to the front of the line for processing to get results as quickly as possible.
- Contact tracing of people who have had contact with employees and residents of long-term care facilities will be prioritized
- Flexibility in who may serve as test collection personnel
- Assistance for upgrading the air cleaning systems in these facilities
- Positivity rate is rising statewide.
- Grand Forks has begun trending downward
- Bank of North Dakota programs to provide interest buy down grant program
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- Importance of Quarantine
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