SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – Health care providers are urging people to do more to slow the spread of Covid-19 across the region.

Dr. Allison Suttle, Chief Medical Officer for Sanford Health, says they are starting to use new therapeutics.

Suttle says holiday gatherings could turn into super spreader events.

Suttle says families have to reconsider their holiday gathering plans.

Suttle says Sanford hospitals across the region are also into their surge plans as infection cases rapidly increase.