Weekly COVID update: one new death in South Dakota and active cases climb

The weekly COVID-19 update from the South Dakota Department of Health includes one new death, raising the total to 2040.

Active cases in Brookings County decrease by one and are now at two. There have been three new cases reported in the last week, bringing the total to 4241. Recovered cases are at 4202. There have been 37 deaths in Brookings County. The County is in the “minimal” community spread category

Statewide, active cases increased by 30 to 208. Total cases have increased by 113 to 124,750. There are 122,502 recovered cases. Current hospitalizations decrease by seven to 20.

Fifty-seven percent of the state’s eligible population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The latest information can be seen at the South Dakota Department of Health website.

July 14, 2021