141 new virus cases, 1 death reported in South Dakota Sunday
The number of people known to be infected with COVID-19 in South Dakota continued to outpace those who have recovered from the virus after the South Dakota Department of Health reported 141 new infections on Sunday.
The report included one death, pushing the state total to 161.
That death was a male older than 80 years old. Meanwhile, 62 people in the state were hospitalized with the virus, a decrease of four from Saturday after a sharp increase in hospitalizations between Friday and Saturday.
Saturday, one death was reported a woman between 60 and 69.
The 141 new cases Sunday were out of 1,230 individuals tested, for a daily positive rate of 11.5%, the eighth consecutive day in which the rate has exceeded 10%. The new cases bring the state's total to 11,276.
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(Watertown Public Opinion)