PIERRE, SD – There were 396 new total COVID-19 cases reported on Friday, bringing the state’s total case count to 154,482, up from Thursday (154,086).
One new COVID-19 death was reported in Friday’s update from the South Dakota Department of Health.
The death toll from COVID-19 is at 2,235, up 1 from Thursday (2,234). The death was a man in Brookings County in the 50-59 age range.
The number of active cases reported on Friday is at 5,421, up from Thursday (5,393).
Current hospitalizations are at 187, down from Thursday (204). Total hospitalizations are at 7,839, up from Thursday (7,814).
Pennington County has 57 new cases, Meade County reported 13 new confirmed cases, Butte County 9, Lawrence County 10, Oglala Lakota County 3, Bennett County 1, and Custer County 1.
Total recovered cases are now at 146,826, up from Thursday (146,459). The latest seven-day PCR test positivity rate for the state is 13.2% for October 20-26. In Meade County, the positivity rate is 20.8%.
