Flu numbers up this week according to Department of Health

News Staff
December 3, 2021
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Last Updated 3 years ago

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Health officials report 29 new confirmed cases of influenza and three hospitalizations in their latest update.

A total of 61 confirmed cases have been reported so far this season. During the 2020-21 season, a total of 71 cases were confirmed.

New flu cases have been found in Brookings, Butte, Hughes, Lawrence, Lincoln, Meade, Minnehaha, Turner, Pennington and Yankton Counties.

There have been no flu-related deaths reported yet this season.

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