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Another Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, another potential super-spreader of COVID-19

Another Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, another potential super-spreader of COVID-19

Another Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, another potential super-spreader of COVID-19

Another Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, another potential super-spreader of COVID-19

Another Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, another potential super-spreader of COVID-19

New CDC Guidelines 'Hard' To Follow In SD Where Testing Remains Low

The Centers for Disease Control is updating its guidance on masks as COVID-19 cases increase.   A health official says it’s tough to know how to respond in South Dakota. He says that’s because the state isn’t doing enough testing.   The CDC s new mask guidance says even vaccinated people should wear a mask indoors in areas with significant or high spread of the coronavirus.   The CDC defines that as areas with a testing positivity rate of greater than 8 percent, or where there are 50 weekly cases per 100,000 residents.   However, following that guidance may be difficult in South Dakota, which has some of the lowest testing rates in the country. Dr. Shankar Kurra is the vice-president of medical affairs with Monument Health in Rapid City. He says that means the state is undercounting cases.  

Monument Health professionals urge vaccination push as COVID-19 cases rise in state

Monument Health professionals urge vaccination push as COVID-19 cases rise in state The number of cases in South Dakota have doubled since the end of June while nationally, cases have nearly tripled since that same time. July 22, 2021 RAPID CITY, S.D. Cases of COVID-19 are back on the rise in South Dakota, as health professionals urge the unvaccinated to get their shot. The number of cases in South Dakota have doubled since the end of June while nationally, cases have nearly tripled since that same time. The CDC says, the vast majority of cases, around 80-percent, involve the delta variant.

Sanford Health Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations For All Staff

A Sioux Falls-based health system will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all staff before November 1st.   Sanford Health announced earlier today that any employees who do not comply with the policy are subject to termination after the November 1st deadline. Religious and medical exemptions are available.  The announcement comes amid concerns regarding the delta variant, and its spread within the state. South Dakota has detected 12 cases of the variant so far, but more are expected.   Dr. Jeremy Cauwels is the chief physician at Sanford Health.  “We want to keep our employees safe. We want to keep our residents safe, we want to keep our patients safe.” Cauwels says, “And as we look to that, the easiest way and the most uniform way to do that is to take our vaccination rate from the 70% it is right now up to 100%.” 

Health Expert Warns Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Risky For Unvaccinated People

COVID-19 cases are trending upward in some western South Dakota counties. Health officials say the upcoming Sturgis motorcycle rally poses a further risk to unvaccinated people.   Dr. Shankar Kurra is vice president of medical affairs at Monument Health in Rapid City. He says the rally provides places for the virus to spread.  “Now with the Sturgis rally, as much as it’s outdoors, folks have to use the facilities for food, for drinks, for restroom breaks. And that’s where the risk is the highest.”  South Dakota experienced a spike in COVID-19 cases after last year’s rally, before vaccines were available. Since then, 53 percent of South Dakotans 12 and older have been fully vaccinated. But in some West River counties, the percentage is much lower. 

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