SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota has recorded 179 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths due the coronavirus, state health officials reported Sunday.
The update brings the number of positive tests to 108,250 and the number of deaths to 1,778 since the start of the pandemic. The death count is the 40th highest in the country overall and the sixth highest per capita at about 201 deaths per 100,000 people, Johns Hopkins University researchers said.
South Dakota ranks 45th in the country for new cases per capita over the past two weeks. One in every 797 people in South Dakota tested positive in the past week, researchers said.
The release shows that the number of hospitalizations dropped by 20 in the last day, to 125. Of those patients, 25 are being treated in intensive care units and 19 are requiring ventilators.
Officials said 99,540 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered and 28,535 people have received both required shots.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.
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