North Dakota hits grim milestone of 100 coronavirus deaths

rth Dakota health officials on Tuesday reported a new COVID-19 death, raising state’s death toll from coronavirus to 100.

latest confirmed death was a McKenzie County woman in her 20s with underlying health conditions, rth Dakota Department of Health said.

Health officials on Tuesday also reported 157 new coronavirus infections. That raises statewide total since pandemic reached rth Dakota in mid-March to 6,141.

state’s first death attributed to coronavirus was in March.

number of rth Dakota patients currently hospitalized was 35 on Tuesday, down eight from Monday. re were 128 new recoveries reported, bringing total number to 4,957 since pandemic began.

For most people, coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older ults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.