SD DOH reports three COVID-19 deaths; increase in active cases

Active cases of COVID-19 have increased in the state, according to a weekly update by the state Department of Health.  There are now more than 25-hundred active cases in the state, with 52 people hospitalized with the virus.  Three additional COVID-19 deaths are being reported this week, two of them are Brookings County residents. Overall, there have been 2931 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

Lake County reports 25 active COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, while Moody County has 24.  There are 12 active cases in Miner County, eleven in Kingsbury County, and three in McCook County.  High community spread of the virus is being reported in Lake, Miner, and Kingsbury counties as of Wednesday, while Moody County reports moderate and McCook County- low community spread of COVID-19.  

COVID-19 information

June 16, 2022