No COVID-19 deaths reported in South Dakota Tuesday; active cases jump past 3000

No COVID-19 deaths reported in South Dakota Tuesday. The total remains 2057.

Active cases in Brookings County decrease by two and are at 95. Eighteen new cases reported Tuesday, bringing the total to 4410. Recovered cases are at 4278. There have been 37 deaths in Brookings County. The County is in the “high” community spread category

Statewide, active cases increase by 525 to 3114. Total cases are up by 785 to 129,411. There are 124,240 recovered cases. Current hospitalizations increase by 14 and are at 141. Case numbers from the weekend are included in the Tuesday tallies.

Sixty-one 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.

 

August 24, 2021