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Grand Forks County is about 50% of the way to herd immunity, but vaccine hesitancy could be a challenge The number of people in northeastern North Dakota who indicated that they were unwilling to receive a COVID-19 vaccine could shrink the figurative pool of people Grand Forks County public health workers hope to vaccinate to achieve herd immunity. 9:35 pm, Apr. 19, 2021 × The large number of people who have said they are skeptical of a COVID-19 vaccine means Grand Forks ...

Grand Forks COVID gauge rises to high risk level The elevation of the risk level comes after positive cases of the coronavirus trended up over the last week. The North Dakota Department of Health reported 23 new cases in Grand Forks County on Friday, April 9. 3:15 pm, Apr. 9, 2021 × Lab workers Marcia Wehe, left, and Sydney Kouba, process rapid coronavirus tests that yield results in 15 minutes. Adam Kurtz / Grand Forks Herald After spending the last 23 days in the yellow...

Grand Forks County Commission denies request to lower taxes for department store Grand Forks County Commissioners denied tax abatement for one property, granted it for two others, and set the date of April 12 for reopening county buildings to the general public. 8:13 pm, Mar. 16, 2021 × The Grand Forks County Office Building, photographed on Nov. 23, 2015. Photo by Nick Nelson/Grand Forks Herald The Grand Forks County Commission denied a request to reduce the property val...

UPDATED: Grand Forks Countys mask mandate rescinded by County Health Officer Joel Walz As of Monday, March 8, face coverings are no longer required in Grand Forks County. The order, put in place on January 15, was rescinded by Grand Forks County Health Officer, Dr. Joel Walz, around noon Monday. 2:05 pm, Mar. 8, 2021 × Fans in attendance at a UND basketball game all wear masks in this photo from January 2021. The countys mask mandate was rescinded Monday, March 8, 2021, a...

By Doug Barrett Mar 2, 2021 8:01 AM Grand Forks has been stuck in “green” on the local health dashboard for seven straight days.  The low risk level for COVID-19 is a welcome sign for health officials as vaccination efforts continue to ramp up. As of Monday 12% of the local population has been fully vaccinated – a level that is above the statewide average of 9.8% Michael Dulitz of the Grand Forks Health Department says all the trend lines seem to be moving in the right direction....

About 10.7% of Grand Forks County residents were totally vaccinated — with two shots — according to Health Department data as of Feb. 24.

Vaccinations continue in Grand Forks County, but herd immunity still a ways away According to Michael Dulitz, who is doing data analysis for the Grand Forks Public Health Department, just over 10% of county residents have received at least one injection of the coronavirus vaccine and 4.6% are fully vaccinated. 6:52 pm, Feb. 2, 2021 × The Grand Forks County Office Building, photographed on Nov. 23, 2015. Photo by Nick Nelson/Grand Forks Herald Vaccinations for COVID-19 are...

By Doug Barrett Grand Forks is inching towards so-called herd immunity for COVID-19 one shot at a time. According to Grand Forks Health Department’s Michael Dulitz just over ten-percent of county residents have received at least one dose of vaccine and 4.6 percent are fully protected.  Dulitz told county commissioners this week that the goal is to eventually vaccinate 60-percent of the population. Health Director Debbie Swanson says the Alerus Center will continue to be the centraliz...

Director of Public Health Debbie Swanson told members of the Grand Forks County Commission, at the commission's regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 5, the supply of vaccine will increase by summer, with enough likely becoming available for each resident by fall.

Grand Forks COVID-19 cases, other metrics continue downward trend COVID-19 infection rates and other metrics used to measure the virus spread in Grand Forks County continued their downward trend, according to Grand Forks Public Health workers. That, in turn, means the region is moving further from the dire predictions put forward during a surge in cases earlier this winter. 9:13 pm, Dec. 21, 2020 × A sign welcomes participants to a coronavirus testing event at UND in Augu...