PIERRE, S.D. – The Department of Health reported 65 new cases in its daily COVID-19 report – the lowest number of cases in a 24-hour period in over a week.
There was also a new death reported – raising the state’s death toll to 11 COVID-19 related fatalities. The new death was reported as a male in his 50’s out of Minnehaha County.
Of the cases, the Black Hills area reported one new positive test in Pennington County. It brings the county’s cumulative total to 12 and is currently the only active case with all other cases since recovered.
Pennington County now has 512 cumulative negative test, Meade County has 115 and Lawrence County has 148.
Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties again saw the most cases overnight. Minnehaha County is at 1,854 positive cases, up 58 from Saturday’s 1,796. Lincoln County is at 128 cases. On Saturday, the county had 125. Minnehaha has 30 new recoveries, with 1,013. Lincoln County has 3 new recoveries, with 73 in the county.
The state’s cumulative total is 2,212 today with 1,257 recovered. Recoveries increased by 34 for a total of 1,257.
There are three new hospitalizations reported in the state, for a total of 64. The number of people ever hospitalized is 135, up 7 from Saturday’s 128.
