One death as active COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to fall in South Dakota View Comments One new death was reported along with 15 new cases of COVID-19 in data released by the South Dakota Department of Health on Thursday morning. The state now has 281 active cases of COVID-19. The death was a woman between the ages of 70 and 79. The state's death toll from the disease now sits at 2,020. A total of 34 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19. There are 42.5% of the state's hospital beds available, and 42.9% of the state's adult ICU beds are available. The state has administered 656,977 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to a total of 353,210 people, with 49.70% of the state's eligible population having completed their series of the vaccine.