ND National Guard To Help With COVID-19 Contact Tracing, Lab

(Bismarck, ND) -- Dozens of North Dakota National Guard members are providing support for the state's pandemic response.  

Officials announced Friday that about 50 Guard members will assist the state Health Department with contact tracing. Just over a dozen are supporting the state lab in Bismarck.  

New COVID-19 cases have jumped since early August, causing pressure on hospitals.