SD DOH: 176 total new COVID-19 cases, three deaths statewide March 17, 2021 45 of the 176 total cases are considered as new probable cases. Three new deaths were reported, bringing the statewide death toll to 1,915. 20 confirmed cases were reported West River: 10 in Pennington County, three in Meade County, two in Gregory County and one each in Butte, Custer, Fall River, Lawrence and Tripp Counties. Eight new probable cases were reported West River: three in Pennington County, two each in Fall River and Gregory Counties and one in Bennett County. In South Dakota, 2,107 cases are considered active, that number is down from 2,114 on Tuesday. An additional 259 people have recovered from the virus, which puts the total number of recoveries at 110,944.