The state Department of Health reports:
- New cases: 331
- New deaths: 0
- State’s death toll: 2,057
- Active COVID Cases: 2,589 (+11% from Friday)
- Completed full vaccine series (12 and older): 55.53% (+.03% from Friday)
- Currently Hospitalized: 127 (+2 from Friday)
- Note: Currently Hospitalized numbers include COVID-19 cases and people that are in the hospital under transmission-based precautions. The number may include out-of-state cases and people.
The South Dakota Department of Health says, "The more the virus that causes COVID-19 circulates in a community, the more opportunities it has to transform into variants that can spread more easily. Help stop the spread and further mutation of the Coronavirus by getting vaccinated."
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The Food and Drug Administration has formally approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine (for ages 16+). The widely anticipated decision replaces the emergency use authorization granted by the agency last December.
Full story by NPR's Scott Hensley: