Dr. Paul Carson
FARGO (KFGO) – Sanford Health’s Fargo hospitals have the highest level of patients for the coronavirus since May, but officials say there is still plenty of capacity.
Active COVID-19 cases in Cass County are at about 550, the same peak they were in late May in early June according to Fargo-Cass Public Health. Clay County has about 200 cases.
NDSU School of Public Health Professor Dr. Paul Carson, at a meeting of the Red River Valley Covid-19 Task Force, said most of the cases are in the community and not long-term care, however, outbreaks in nursing homes and other long-term care centers are once again a concern. Carson said the surge in cases is not due to more testing, but a higher positivity rate.
“We had gotten to a low of around 1% back in July and that was fairly flat through July and August, but it’s been steadily going up since then to where we’re at about approaching 6% to 6.5%,” Carson said.
Health officials and Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney and West Fargo Commission President Bernie Dardis still urge people to wear masks or other face-coverings.
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