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Active COVID-19 infections dropped to their lowest level in nearly a month, the South Dakota Department of Health reported Friday, while three additional people died with COVID-19. The three deaths occurred in two people 80 or older and one person 70-79. Two were women and one was a man. All three were residents of a long-term care facility. The number of people in South Dakota who have died with COVID-19 is 1,952.  The state reported 243 new infections, bringing the total to 120,856 people w...

The South Dakota Department of Health reported 234 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday and one new death. The latest death was in a man in the 20-29 age group. It was the eighth death in that age group and the 1,949th reported fatality of a person in South Dakota with COVID-19. Eighty-nine new infections were reported among Minnehaha County residents. Lincoln County residents had 18, Codington County 23 and Brown County four. Six new cases were reported in residents of a long-term care facility...

Active South Dakota COVID-19 cases increase with 295 new infections The new infections drove the number of active cases in the state to 2,511. Minnehaha County residents accounted for 107 new infections, while Lincoln County saw 33 new cases. Brown County reported 13 new cases while Codington County had 11. There were no new deaths reported Wednesday, leaving the total pandemic death count in the state at 1,938. Hospitalizations fell to 94. Of those, 17 were receiving intensive care and nine we...

Faina Gurevich, Getty Images While March may have come in like a lion with freezing temperatures, the first month of spring is also the beginning of the dreaded tick season, which, according to experts, may also be on the lion’s path with heavier than normal infestations. For 2021, “pest” forecasters are predicting that the warm-weather months in the US will be a boon for tick populations, and the weather conditions could extend tick season beyond the average. While http://www.pest.org h...

South Dakota to expand COVID-19 vaccines amid new infections, 3 deaths Sioux Falls Argus Leader South Dakota will begin COVID-19 vaccinations for the states final priority group on Monday, which includes critical infrastructure workers. That group, Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon said Wednesday, comprises about 227,000 people in the state. It includes fire personnel, food and agriculture workers and others who work in critical infrastructure. The announcement came as the state reported a...

State prison inmate Abby Hall has died as the result of an apparent suicide.   Hall, age 32, was found unresponsive in a bathroom at the South Dakota Women’s Prison in Pierre yesterday (March 16, 2021). She was transported to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced deceased.   Hall was serving multiple sentences for unauthorized ingestion of a controlled substance from Codington County and Brookings County and a sentence for possession of a controlled substance from Minnehaha County.  

South Dakota to expand COVID-19 vaccines amid new infections, 3 deaths South Dakota will begin COVID-19 vaccinations for the states final priority group on Monday, which includes critical infrastructure workers. That group, Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon said Wednesday, comprises about 227,000 people in the state. It includes fire personnel, food and agriculture workers and others who work in critical infrastructure. The announcement came as the state reported an additional 175 positive...

New cases exceed recoveries for another day

Active cases decline for the first time in a week.

Police: 3 Minnesotans made fake report to divert SD police away drug investigation Three people from Detroit Lakes are facing charges, with two of the men involved accused of making a false report of gunmen entering a local business. Author: In an attempt to divert police away from a drug investigation, police in South Dakota say men from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, called in a fake armed robbery report.  At about 8:39 p.m. on March 2, Watertown, South Dakota, police responded to a report of pos...