PIERRE,SD – South Dakota health officials reported 362 new confirmed cases and 159 new probable cases, for a total of 521 new cases.
Due to the Veterans Day holiday on Thursday, no new numbers were reported until Fri., Nov. 12.
Four new deaths were reported, sending the state’s death toll to 2,281. The new deaths include two men and two women in the following age ranges: 70-79 (1); 80+ (3). Deaths were reported in the following counties: Hyde, Mellette, Minnehaha and Pennington.
Active cases have risen to 6,496, up from 6,290 on Wednesday. Current hospitalizations are at 233, the same as Wednesday (233). Total hospitalizations are at 8,087, up from Wednesday (8,066).
Total recovered cases are now at 150,566, up from Wednesday (150,255).
Across the Black Hills area, Pennington County reported 44 confirmed cases and 16 probable. The weekly positivity rate is 21.7%; Meade County had 16 new cases and four probable infections. Weekly test positivity rate is 18.6%. Lawrence County added 15 confirmed cases; and Butte County listed 10.
Elsewhere, Fall River County reported eight new cases, Oglala Lakota County, five new cases and one probable, and there were seven new cases in Custer County.
Of South Dakota’s 66 counties, 61 are listed as having “high” or “substantial” community spread.
As of Friday, 68.68% the population 12-years-old and above has received at least one dose while 58.62% have completed the vaccination series. 11.83% of those eligible have completed their booster dose.
A spokeswoman with Monument Health told KELOLAND News the western S.D. health system has given the COVID-19 vaccine to 138 kids age 5-11 since Nov. 5. Monument has 539 more kids scheduled through Saturday and 641 scheduled through Dec. 5.
Sanford Health started giving shots of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11 one week ago. In the seven days since, Sanford officials say more than 2,000 kids have been vaccinated through the health system. And more than 5,000 kids were signed up to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine dose in the next five business days.
