STURGIS, S.D. – State health officials reported 36 COVID-19 – related deaths Wednesday as the state’s death toll reached 1,147. The new deaths were 17 men and 19 women.
New cases of COVID-19 totaled 985 with active cases increasing to 16,148.
The number of people hospitalized increased by 10 to 501.
New cases across West River totaled 358 Wednesday.
In the Black Hills area, Pennington County reported 161 new cases, sending the total to 9,608 with 1,842 remaining active.
Meade County added 37 new cases Wednesday, sending the cumulative total to 1,951 with 397 remaining active.
Lawrence County reported 30 new cases for a total of 2,260 and 405 remaining active.
Butte added 15 new cases Wednesday and Custer added 16.
Other new case numbers across West River included 19 in Dewey, 18 in Todd, 14 in Ziebach, 16 in Oglala Lakota, 7 in Lyman, 6 in Haakon, 3 each in Tripp, Bennett, Jackson and Mellette, 2 each in Harding and Fall River and one each in Perkins, Stanley and Gregory.
