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Hospitalizations Up 11%, Active Cases Up 20%, Fully Vaccinated Up 0.29%

COVID Update

The state Department of Health reports:

  • Note: Data from Saturday and Sunday is included in the Tuesday updates.
  • New cases: 785
  • New deaths: 0
    • State’s death toll: 2,057
  • Active COVID Cases: 3,114 (+20% from Monday) 
  • Completed full vaccine series (12 and older): 55.82% (+0.29% from Monday)
  • Currently Hospitalized: 141 (+11% from Monday)
    • 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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