SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota health officials reported seven more COVID-19 related-deaths and 187 new cases of the virus on Saturday.
The new figures bring the state’s death toll to 1,886 since the pandemic began. There have been a total of 112,293 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state overall - as of Saturday, 1,910 of those cases were considered to be active.
The Argus Leader reported that hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dropped by five. A total of 91 people are currently hospitalized from the virus.
According to online data from the health department, 24.75% of the state’s population received at least one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, and 12.86% - or 71,800 people - have received the full two-dose series.
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