Positive COVID-19 cases in the state continued to rise over the weekend.  Since Friday, the state has reported 224 additional positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total as of Sunday to 1635.  There have not been any additional positive cases reported in Lake, Miner, Moody, or McCook counties.  

According to the state Department of Health, Minnehaha and Lincoln counties account for the majority of the increase in cases overall.  Minnehaha County is also the location of a large outbreak at it’s Smithfield Foods pork processing plant.  

Governor Kristi Noem appeared in a live video on Facebook on Sunday, reminding people to enjoy the nice weather, but also not to forget to keep following the necessary guidelines.

Noem said people must stay diligent to protect those most susceptible to contracting COVID-19.

Noem said the state continues to take proactive measures in Minnehaha and Lincoln counties.  She said late last week that she expects a report from the CDC this week on its visit to the Smithfield plant in Sioux Falls.  

More information – covid.sd.gov

SOUTH DAKOTA CASE COUNTS – 4/19/20

Test Results # of Cases
Positive* 1635
Negative** 10427
Pending*** 0
*Positive test results include testing conducted by the South Dakota Public Health Laboratory and private laboratories.
**Negative test results include testing conducted by the South Dakota Public Health Laboratory and private laboratories.
***Tests currently pending at the South Dakota Public Health Lab. This number does not include pending results at private labs. If you have been tested and are waiting for results, contact your healthcare provider

COVID-19 IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Number of Cases 1635
Ever Hospitalized* 74
Deaths** 7
Recovered 646
*Cumulative persons who have been hospitalized to date.
**The Department does not report deaths until a certified death record has been filed. By law, a death record must be filed within 5 days of the date of death.

COVID-19 CASES by SD COUNTY OF RESIDENCE

County Total Positive Cases Total Negative Cases Total Cases Recovered
Aurora 1 33 1
Beadle 21 159 19
Bennett 0 10 0
Bon Homme 4 86 3
Brookings 9 269 9
Brown 20 396 11
Brule 0 35 0
Buffalo 0 7 0
Butte 0 13 0
Campbell 0 7 0
Charles Mix 4 62 3
Clark 1 44 1
Clay 5 100 4
Codington 13 362 12
Corson 1 7 1
Custer 0 13 0
Davison 3 241 3
Day 0 42 0
Deuel 1 57 1
Dewey 0 19 0
Douglas 0 21 0
Edmunds 0 18 0
Fall River 1 9 1
Faulk 1 14 1
Grant 0 30 0
Gregory 0 28 0
Haakon 0 10 0
Hamlin 2 46 1
Hand 0 18 0
Hanson 0 18 0
Harding 0 1 0
Hughes 5 198 4
Hutchinson 2 69 2
Hyde 1 7 1
Jackson 0 3 0
Jerauld 4 24 4
Jones 0 4 0
Kingsbury 0 53 0
Lake 3 84 2
Lawrence 9 57 9
Lincoln 90 982 47
Lyman 2 15 2
Marshall 1 33 1
McCook 3 74 2
McPherson 0 11 0
Meade 1 50 1
Mellette 0 10 0
Miner 1 16 0
Minnehaha 1362 4236 455
Moody 1 68 0
Oglala Lakota 1 21 1
Pennington 10 318 6
Perkins 0 0 0
Potter 0 27 0
Roberts 4 71 4
Sanborn 3 31 1
Spink 3 77 2
Stanley 0 29 0
Sully 1 12 1
Todd 1 32 1
Tripp 0 49 0
Turner 6 109 3
Union 6 99 3
Walworth 5 23 3
Yankton 23 353 20
Ziebach 0 3 0
Unassigned* 0 1004 0
*Laboratories report COVID-19 testing results to SD-DOH and include patient address that they have received from the medical provider, if available. SD-DOH reports information that we receive from the laboratories, which includes unassigned counties.

AGE GROUP OF SOUTH DAKOTA COVID-19 CASES

Age Range # of Cases # of Deaths
0 to 19 years 94 0
20 to 29 years 312 0
30 to 39 years 382 0
40 to 49 years 336 0
50 to 59 years 300 2
60 to 69 years 155 2
70 to 79 years 26 1
80+ years 30 2

SEX OF SOUTH DAKOTA COVID-19 CASES

Sex # of Cases # of Deaths
Male 892 5
Female 743 2