State reports additional COVID-19 death Tuesday

One more South Dakota resident has died from COVID-19.  The state Department of Health reports Tuesday the death of a Minnehaha County resident, putting the state’s total number of COVID-19 related deaths at 98.

The number of people hospitalized because of the virus increased Tuesday as well to 64.  The state reports 58 new positive COVID-19 cases Tuesday.  There are currently 875 active cases of COVID-19 in the state.

Lake County continues to have three active COVID-19 cases at this time.  McCook County has five active cases, and Miner and Moody counties each have four.  Brookings County currently has 25 active COVID-19 cases.

More information on COVID-19 in the state can be found here.