PIERRE, S.D. – The death toll, positive COVID-19 cases and recoveries all increased on Wednesday, according to the latest numbers from the South Dakota Department of Health.
The Department reported Wednesday 104 new positive results, bringing South Dakota to a cumulative total of 1,858, up from Tuesday’s 1,755. Minnehaha saw the most cases overnight with 87 new positive tests. Also reporting new cases were Brown, with 7, Lincoln, with 5, Turner, with 3 and additional cases in Davison and Hughes. There were no new cases reported in western South Dakota.
Current hospitalizations went down 3 for a total of 62, down from Tuesday’s 65. Total hospitalizations hit 100 on Tuesday and are now at 111.
There were 113 new recoveries announced for a total of 937, up from Tuesday’s 824.
Deaths are now at 9. This is the second day in a row a new death has been announced. The death, a male listed 80 years or older, was reported in Minnehaha County.
Active cases, continuing a downward trend for the fourth-straight day, are at 912, down from Tuesday’s 923. Negative tests are at 11,588. Of those new negative tests, 3 were from Meade County, 14 were from Pennington County and 5 were from Lawrence County.
Minnehaha County is at 1,555 positive cases, up 86 from Tuesday (1,469). Lincoln County passed 100 cases with a new total of 104. There have been 723 recoveries in Minnehaha County and 55 recoveries in Lincoln County.
