SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) The COVID-19 death toll has gone up by two in South Dakota from the previous week.<\/p>\n
According to the South Dakota Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard, 2,938 people have died during the pandemic, up two from 2,936 the previous week. The deaths were two men. New deaths were reported in the 70-79 (2) age range. <\/p>\n
Active cases are now at 3,101, up from the previous report (2,780).<\/p>\n
As of June 29, 56 of South Dakotas 66 counties are listed as having high or substantial community spread. High community spread is 100 cases or greater per 100,000 or a 10% or greater PCR test positivity rate.<\/p>\n
There are now 53 people hospitalized due to COVID-19, down from last week (65). Throughout the pandemic, there have been 11,029 total people who have been hospitalized.<\/p>\n
There were 1,254 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported.<\/p>\n
The states total case count is now at 244,523, up from last week (243,269). That total does not include at-home positive results as those are not required to be reported to the state.<\/p>\n
The latest seven-day PCR test positivity rate for the state is 24.2% for June 21 27.<\/p>\n
The number of recovered cases is at 238,484.<\/p>\n
There have been 1,720 Delta variant cases (B.1.617.2 and AY lineages) detected in South Dakota through sentinel monitoring. There have been 176 cases of the B.1.1.7 (Alpha variant), 4 cases of P.1. (Gamma variant) and 2 cases of the B.1.351 (Beta variant).<\/p>\n
The number of Omicron cases is now at 1,168. The state is also reporting 108 Omicron BA.2 cases.<\/p>\n
For COVID-19 vaccines, 74% the population 5-years-old and above has received at least one dose while 60% have completed the vaccination series. For booster doses, 33% of those eligible have completed their booster dose. <\/p>\n
There have been 720,872 doses of the Pfizer vaccine administered, 500,070 of the Moderna vaccine and 38,206 doses of the Janssen vaccine.<\/p>\n
There have been 1,259,148 total doses administered in South Dakota with 527,530 total persons receiving the vaccine.<\/p>\n
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