Department of Health restores contact tracing efforts

BISMARCK, N.D. – Starting today, the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) is reinstating contact tracing for all individuals who test positive for COVID-19. Contact tracers notify individuals who have been within 6 feet of someone who tested positive for COVID-19 for more than 15 minutes in a 24-hour period, so they can quarantine.

In October, the NDDoH asked individuals to self-notify their c…