Five COVID-19 deaths reported in South Dakota Friday; active cases top 7000

Five COVID-19 deaths reported in South Dakota Friday. The total is now 2084.

Active cases in Brookings County increase by 12 and are at 208. Thirty-one new cases reported Friday, bringing the total to 4633. Recovered cases are at 4388. There have been 37 deaths in Brookings County. The County is in the “high” community spread category.

Statewide, active cases increase by 282 to 7032. Total cases are up by 615 to 136,772. There are 127,656 recovered cases. Current hospitalizations decrease by four to 203

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

The latest information can be seen at the South Dakota Department of Health website.

September 9, 2021