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   From: kamala-the-whore@nytimes.com   
      
   North Dakota’s coronavirus mortality rate is the highest of any   
   U.S. state or country, according to an analysis of data from   
   last week conducted by the Federation of American Scientists.   
      
   The analysis, first reported by HuffPost, shows that North   
   Dakota has a rate of 18.2 deaths per 1 million people. South   
   Dakota, meanwhile, has 17.4 deaths per million, the third-worst   
   rate in the world. The states have a total population of under 2   
   million.   
      
   The two states have taken disparate approaches to the rising   
   number of cases. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) imposed a new   
   series of restrictions on businesses last week and imposed a new   
   mandate in certain settings. “Our situation has changed, and we   
   must change with it,” he said.   
      
   “We believe in North Dakotans. We believe in the power of   
   individual responsibility. And we need individual responsibility   
   now more than ever to slow the spread of COVID-19,” Burgum added.   
      
   However, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), a close ally of   
   President Trump’s, has vocally opposed mask mandates and   
   questioned the efficacy of masks as a safeguard against the   
   spread of the virus.   
      
   Modeling by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health   
   Metrics and Evaluation projected that continuing under current   
   conditions would lead to deaths in both states more than   
   doubling by March 1. This would mean topping more than 3,000   
   fatalities.   
      
   On Monday, North Dakota’s Department of Health reported 1,089   
   new positive cases of the virus and a rolling 14-day positivity   
   rate of 15.9 percent. South Dakota reported 821 new confirmed   
   cases and 18,139 active cases overall.   
      
      
   ND Department of Health   
   @NDDOH   
   COVID-19 Daily Report, Nov. 16:   
   • 15.9% rolling 14-day positivity   
   • 1,089 new positives   
   • 7,678 susceptible test encounters   
   • 332 currently hospitalized (?? 10)   
   • 10,900 active cases (?? 224)   
   • 743 total deaths (?? 7)   
      
   More detailed information: http://health.nd.gov/covid19dashboard   
      
   https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/526324-north-dakota-   
   records-worlds-highest-covid-19-mortality-rate   
        
      
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