PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – While South Dakota is seeing a spike in positive cases of COVID-19, Governor Kristi Noem says that isn’t the critical number they are watching. The latest report show 47 percent of all hospital beds are available and 28 percent of ICU beds are open. Noem says earlier infection models were wrong.… 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 11:45 a.m. today to discuss developments surrounding coronavirus in South Dakota. The event will be carried live on 930-102.1 KSDN.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Monument Health leaders have told physicians and caregivers to prepare for a surge in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks. The Rapid City Journal reports the warning came from system-wide email after a total of 60 physicians and caregivers tested positive for COVID-19 in August, including 44 in the past… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – As cases of COVID-19 surge in South Dakota, Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they are not changing their guidelines for tracking and tracing. About nine hundred new cases have been reported since Friday. Malsam-Rysdon says they continue to follow up each new case. State Epidemiologist Dr Josh Clayton says they… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s number of COVID-19 cases spiked again today, one day after setting a record total amount, and there were three new COVID-related deaths. According to information from the South Dakota Department of Health, the state has 323 new confirmed cases to go along with 38 recoveries. The pushes the number… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (By Lisa Kaczke, Sioux Falls Argus Leader) – South Dakota’s COVID-19 cases saw a record increase of 343 on Thursday. On top of that, the state added 280 previously unreported cases to its total. The South Dakota Department of Health said a “reporting aberration” caused an under-report in new cases Tuesday and Wednesday.… 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 11:45 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. (AP) — South Dakota universities have reported nearly 100 cases of coronavirus cases among students and staff. The University of South Dakota reported the highest number of people affected by the coronavirus, with 61 active cases and 331 people in quarantine. Four other public universities reported cases among students and staff, with… Read more »