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Seven additional people with COVID-19 in South Dakota have died, the South Dakota Department of Health reported Wednesday, while 83 people tested positive for coronavirus.
The seven new deaths were the largest one-day total since April 9. Three of the latest deaths were among people 70-79, two were 80 or older, one was 50-59 and one 60-69. Five were women. One was a resident of a long-term care facility.
Active infections decreased to 1,100 as the state reported an additional 236 people recovered from COVID-19
The number of people in state hospital beds with COVID-19 fell to 66. Of those, 21 were receiving intensive care and 15 were on ventilators. Out of the 123,435 people in the state who have tested positive, about 6% have received hospital care.
A total of 335,301 people in the state have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine through the South Dakota Department of Health s immunization program and the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. That number does not include immunizations through Indian Health Service or Veterans Affairs.
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The South Dakota Department of Health reported 77 additional coronavirus infections on Monday, as well as one additional death of a person with COVID-19.
Monday s numbers were based off of tests from Friday. Testing from Saturday and Sunday will be included in Tuesday s report.
The one additional death - a woman 80 or older - brought the statewide total of people who had COVID-19 when they died to 1,981. Deaths caused by COVID-19 in the state were updated to 1,754.
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The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in South Dakota took a sharp decline, the South Dakota Department of Health reported Thursday, while one additional person with the disease died.
The state reported 90 hospital beds occupied by a coronavirus patient, a dozen fewer than the day before. Twenty-one were receiving intensive care and 15 were on ventilators.
South Dakota reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths
The South Dakota Department of Health reported Wednesday three additional people with COVID-19 died.
The three deaths were the third day in a row the department has reported three fatalities tied to the illness. During the last seven days, the state has been averaging two deaths a day.
The latest deaths were two people 80 or older and one person 60-69; two of whom were women and one man.
The state reported 99 new infections, including 20 among Minnehaha County residents and five in Lincoln County. Brown County had nine new infections and Codington County 13.
A total of 123,073 South Dakotans tested positive for the coronavirus. But recoveries also outpaced new infections, and the number of active cases in the state fell to 1,385.