October was a deadly month. North Dakota per capita had the most deaths from COVID-19 in the nation. Tragically, we lost 260 fellow North Dakotans, almost half of the 531 total North Dakota COVID deaths.
Nov. 1, North Dakota broke another record for the most new daily cases of 137 per 100,000.
The US average is 24.2 per 100,000, according to www.covidactnow.org
Minnesota has a mask mandate, and 7.4 times our population.
October deaths from COVID:
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North Dakota - 260 deaths = 1 death per 2,930 people
Minnesota - 418 deaths = 1 death per 13,492 people
October COVID cases
North Dakota - 22,349 cases = 1 case per 34 people
Minnesota - 46,880 cases = 1 case per 120 people
Minnesota issued a mask mandate July 25th, please call Gov. Burgum and ask him to issue an emergency mask in public mandate.
Please wear a mask in public, sanitize, physical distance, test, help trace to help reduce spread and save lives.
Williams is a former Fargo city commissioner.
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