SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota health officials on Sunday confirmed six new deaths due to complications from the coronavirus, raising the total fatalities to 13 for the weekend, 66 in February and 1,844 since the start of the pandemic.
The state’s death count is the 40th highest in the country overall and the seventh highest per capita at about 208 deaths per 100,000 people, according to data compiled Saturday by Johns Hopkins University researchers.
State officials listed 111 new positive COVID-19 tests in the last day, increasing the total number of cases to 110,315. Over the past two weeks, the rolling average number of daily new cases in the state has remained mostly constant at about 153 per day, The COVID Tracking Project reported.
Active cases in the state continue to fall. The state noted 2,073 active cases on Sunday, down 46 from Saturday’s update. Hospitalizations rose by five, to 87.
The Department of Health update showed that 152,992 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to 103,895 residents, with 49,097 people receiving both 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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