No COVID-19 deaths reported in South Dakota Tuesday; active cases top 20,000

No COVID-19 deaths reported in South Dakota Tuesday. The statewide total remains 2528.

Active cases in Brookings County increase by 176 to 838. There were 199 new cases reported Tuesday, raising the total to 6479. Recovered cases are at 5600. There have been 41 deaths reported in Brookings County. The County is in the “high” community spread category.

Statewide, active cases increase by 3256 to 20,475. Total cases increase by 4110 to 195,204. There are 172,201 recovered cases. Current hospitalizations increase by 14 to 315.

Tuesday’s numbers include some reported over the weekend.

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

The latest information is available on the Department of Health website.

 

January 12, 2022