Healthcare

Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday in Sioux Falls to protest vaccine mandates imposed by two major health systems.

Lawmakers have accepted the majority of the health department’s proposed regulations for the state’s medical-marijuana program. However, the Rules Review Committee rejected six of the proposals directing the department to make further revisions.

Active COVID-19 numbers in South Dakota continue to rise. We check in with Dr. Joshua Crabtree from Sanford Health with an update.

The South Dakota Department of Health says unvaccinated people make up the vast majority of newly reported deaths and hospitalizations.

Over 100 percent of ICU beds available in the Black Hills are occupied. Over 70 percent of those beds are occupied by patients infected with COVID 19.

The South Dakota Department of Health says unvaccinated people make up the vast majority of newly reported deaths and hospitalizations.

Routt came down with symptoms in January 2020, before the virus had triggered a pandemic. Late last year he was sick again – and tested positive. It was a mild case—he lost his sense of taste and smell. Then, Routt caught the coronavirus again in late July.

The South Dakota Department of Health says unvaccinated people make up the vast majority of newly reported cases, deaths, and hospitalizations.

The South Dakota Department of Health says unvaccinated people make up the vast majority of newly reported cases, deaths, and hospitalizations.

The South Dakota Department of Health says unvaccinated people make up the vast majority of newly reported cases, deaths, and hospitalizations.