PIERRE, S.D. – There were 44 new COVID-19 cases in the state Sunday according to the South Dakota Department of Health.
Pennington County had 7 of those, sending their cumulative total to 720 with 145 active cases. The number of active cases in Pennington is down 4 from Saturday.
Oglala Lakota County reported one new case, giving them 27 active and 127 cumulative. The number of active cases in Oglala Lakota is down 4 as well from Saturday.
Elsewhere across western South Dakota, there were 3 new cases in Dewey County and one new case each in Bennett, Lyman and Mellette County.
Two new deaths were reported today. The two deaths are reported as one man and one woman. One person is from Minnehaha County and the other is from Pennington County. One new death was listed in the 50-59 age range and the other death was listed in the 80+ age range.
The statewide death toll is now 118.
The statewide active number of cases is 836 Sunday, down 19 from Saturday. The number of people hospitalized is also down seven to 63.
A total of 840 new tests were reported Sunday, down from Saturday’s 1,274.
Discord between Gov. Noem, tribal governments escalates
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Tribal council members from the Rosebud Sioux Tribe will be picking up the tribal flag from the state Capitol Monday, according to Democratic Rep. Eric Emery. On Friday, Emery was the author of an open letter to both Gov. Kristi Noem and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe where he called on Noem to […]