SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) The COVID-19 death toll throughout the pandemic is at 3,021 in South Dakota.<\/p>\n
According to Wednesdays update to the South Dakota Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard, the deaths are up four from 3,017 the previous week. The new reported deaths include two males and two females in the following age categories: 1 in 70-79 and 3 in 80+. New deaths were reported in the following counties: Brule, Day, Hand and Pennington. <\/p>\n
Active cases are now at 540, down from the previous report (709).<\/p>\n
As of September 28, 53 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 81 people hospitalized due to COVID-19, down from last week (94). Throughout the pandemic, there have been 11,768 total people who have been hospitalized.<\/p>\n
There were 732 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported.<\/p>\n
The states total case count is now at 261,371, up from last week (260,639). 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 13.8% for September 20-26.<\/p>\n
The number of recovered cases is at 257,810.<\/p>\n
The number of Omicron cases detected in South Dakota through sentinel monitoring is now at 1,659. The state is also reporting 164 Omicron BA.2 cases.<\/p>\n
There have been 1,720 Delta variant cases (B.1.617.2 and AY lineages) is 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
For COVID-19 vaccines, 77% the population 5-years-old and above has received at least one dose while 61% have completed the vaccination series. For booster doses, 34% of those eligible have completed their booster dose.<\/p>\n
There have been 761,133 doses of the Pfizer vaccine administered, 513,911 of the Moderna vaccine and 38,368 doses of the Janssen vaccine.<\/p>\n
There have been 1,313,439 total doses administered in South Dakota with 536,433 total persons receiving the vaccine.<\/p>\n
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