PIERRE, S.D. – The coronavirus death toll soared past 1,000 today as South Dakota health officials reported an additional 38 deaths.
The death toll is now at 1,033. There have been 87 deaths reported in December. The new deaths were 19 men and 19 women with one listed in the 20-29 age range, one in the 40-49 age range, five in the 60-69 age range, six in the 70-79 age range and 25 people listed in the 80+ age range.
New cases today totaled 1,145 with 323 of them considered probable. A majority of the probable cases were out of Dewey, where 127 probable cases were reported.
Total new cases West River was 432.
Pennington County added 124 new cases Thursday, sending the cumulative total to 9,036 with 1,790 remaining active.
Lawrence County reported 30 new cases, sending the total to 2,127 with 389 active.
Meade County had 23 new cases Thursday for a total of 1,832 with 367 active.
Other new cases across West River include 24 in Tripp, 20 in Ziebach, 14 in Oglala Lakota, 11 in Butte, 9 in Lyman and Custer, 7 in Todd, 6 in Haakon, 4 in Corson and Bennett, 3 each in Perkins, Stanley and Mellette and one in Gregory.
There were 2,157 new persons tested reported on Thursday. Thursday’s new person tested positivity rate is 53-percent.
