State's total of positive COVID-19 cases increases to 868 Monday

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state increased by its largest amount Monday. The state Department of Health reports 138 new positive cases Monday, bringing the state’s overall total to 868. 127 of the new positive coronavirus cases are in Minnehaha County, who now has a total of 654 positive COVID-19 cases. 350 of the Minnehaha County cases are employees of the Smithfield Foods processing plant.

No new positive cases have been reported in area counties, with the exception of Brookings County where there are now nine positive cases reported and six people who have recovered from the virus.

Overall, 207 people in the state have recovered from the virus. Six people have died from COVID-19 and 44 people have been hospitalized overall.

More information on the state Department of Health’s numbers can be found on the state’s website at covid.sd.gov.

SOUTH DAKOTA CASE COUNTS

Test Results	# of Cases
Positive*	868
Negative**	8134
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	868
Ever Hospitalized*	44
Deaths**	6
Recovered	207
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.

SD COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF COVID-19 CASES

County	Total Positive Cases	# Recovered
Aurora	1	1
Beadle	21	19
Bon Homme	4	3
Brookings	9	6
Brown	14	10
Brule	1	0
Charles Mix	4	1
Clark	1	1
Clay	5	4
Codington	12	11
Corson	1	0
Davison	3	3
Deuel	1	1
Fall River	1	1
Faulk	1	1
Hamlin	1	1
Hughes	5	3
Hutchinson	2	2
Hyde	1	0
Jerauld	3	0
Lake	2	1
Lawrence	9	9
Lincoln	50	21
Lyman	2	2
Marshall	1	1
McCook	2	1
Meade	1	1
Miner	1	0
Minnehaha	654	76
Oglala Lakota	1	0
Pennington	9	5
Roberts	4	3
Sanborn	2	0
Spink	3	2
Sully	1	0
Todd	1	1
Turner	5	1
Union	5	2
Walworth	2	0
Yankton	22	13

AGE GROUP OF SOUTH DAKOTA COVID-19 CASES

Age Range	# of Cases	# of Deaths
0 to 19 years	37	0
20 to 29 years	166	0
30 to 39 years	212	0
40 to 49 years	158	0
50 to 59 years	163	2
60 to 69 years	101	1
70 to 79 years	17	1
80+ years	14	2