SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – COVID-19 vaccine shipments are starting to pick up and health care providers are using it as fast as they get it. Dr. Mike Wilde, Chief Medical Officer at Sanford Health, had an update at the weekly news conference in Sioux Falls. Wilde says they are working within federal and state… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – COVID-19 numbers were light across the board according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 111 new confirmed cases and 68 recoveries moving the amount of active infections to 6,031. Hospitalizations were up six to 268, and there were no new deaths, leaving the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state added 24 more COVID-related deaths, active infections decreased slightly, and hospitalizations went up a tick according to numbers released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths (which included three in Brown County, and one each in Faulk County, Potter County and Roberts County) moved the state’s… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 18 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases and hospitalizations continued to drop, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths bring the state’s overall total to 1,464. Active infections decreased slightly down to 5,729, while those individuals hospitalized in connection to the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and State Epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton will hold a brief media availability via conference call at 11:30 a.m. today to discuss developments surrounding coronavirus in South Dakota. The event will be carried live on 930-102.1 KSDN.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – New infections, active cases and hospitalizations related to COVID-19 have all been declining in South Dakota since hitting a peak in mid-November. Sanford Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mike Wilde says new drugs and treatments have helped bring those numbers down.   Wilde says being able to give vaccinations to… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Active COVID cases continued to decrease, hospitalizations were up slightly, and there were no neath deaths reported, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state reported 501 new confirmed cases and 1,286 recoveries, lowering the amount of active infections to 5,738 (there were 7,627 one… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Last week, Avera St. Mary’s hospital began administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to front line healthcare workers. Doctor Phil Meyer was one of the first to get vaccinated and says both vaccines have been full vetted. Meyer says will not impact the DNA of a person after some people have raised… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Active COVID-19 infection cases have been trending down for the last several weeks in South Dakota. State Epidemiologist Dr. Josh Clayton says there is still a gap between reported cases and the total number of infected people. Clayton says they don’t have any good information related to the decreasing cases. Clayton… Read more »

Dr. Adam LeFebvre, an anesthesiologist at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital, receives his COVID-19 shot Tuesday evening. (courtesy photo) ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – Christmas came a little early for some of the medical personnel at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital and Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center this week. Both hospitals received their first deliveries of… Read more »