Positive COVID-19 cases in the state increased by 120 today, bringing the total overall to 988.  Of the 120 new positive cases reported today by the state Department of Health, 114 of them are in Minnehaha County.  Minnehaha County now has a total of 768 positive COVID-19 cases, with 120 people who have recovered from the virus. Overall, 261 people in the state have recovered from COVID-19, and 45 have been hospitalized.  There have been six deaths caused by the virus.

Again, no new positive cases have been reported in Lake or any other area counties.  

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

SOUTH DAKOTA CASE COUNTS

Test Results # of Cases
Positive* 988
Negative** 8308
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 988
Ever Hospitalized* 45
Deaths** 6
Recovered 261
*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 13 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 55 27
Lyman 2 2
Marshall 1 1
McCook 2 1
Meade 1 1
Miner 1 0
Minnehaha 768 120
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 3
Walworth 2 0
Yankton 22 16

AGE GROUP OF SOUTH DAKOTA COVID-19 CASES

Age Range # of Cases # of Deaths
0 to 19 years 44 0
20 to 29 years 187 0
30 to 39 years 246 0
40 to 49 years 187 0
50 to 59 years 182 2
60 to 69 years 110 1
70 to 79 years 18 1
80+ years 14 2

SEX OF SOUTH DAKOTA COVID-19 CASES

Sex # of Cases # of Deaths
Male 534 4
Female 454 2