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The South Dakota Department of Health reported 897 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total positive case count to 66,278 overall. → Read More
The IHS hospital, located in Eagle Butte, is currently caring for eleven COVID-19 patients and no longer has any available intensive care unit beds. The health center is staffed for eight beds. → Read More
“South Dakota has reported 613 cases and 147 deaths among long-term care residents,” said Derrick Haskins, South Dakota Department of Health Communications Director, in an email to the Forum on Thursday, Nov. 12. → Read More
The law allows families to set up video surveillance to monitor their family members in a nursing home. Consent from the resident, any roommates and other stipulations need to be met before a video system can be used, which can be found at . → Read More
As South Dakota grapples with record high hospitalizations and the loss of 115 lives since Nov. 1, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams visited with state health officials in Pierre on Tuesday at the state’s first surge testing site. → Read More
The state’s death toll also rose by one to 537, with 112 of those deaths being reported since Nov. 1. → Read More
The announcement comes after South Dakota Friday reported 28 new deaths due to COVID-19, putting the state’s death toll at 510. → Read More
The South Dakota Department of Health reported 22 new deaths on Thursday, Nov. 5. → Read More
PIERRE, S.D. — A more robust campaign supporting the legalization of recreational and medical marijuana in South Dakota may have been key to getting both ballot items passed. → Read More
The South Dakota Department of Health reported 14 new deaths on Wednesday, Nov. 4. → Read More
Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, home to about 150 of the state's COVID-19 patients according to the state Department of Health, announced Tuesday it was suspending nonemergency surgeries due to the "high volume of patients." The number of South Dakotans who are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 reached 480 on Tuesday, Nov. 3, setting a new single-day record high. → Read More
Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, home to about 150 of the state's COVID-19 patients according to the state Department of Health, announced Tuesday it was suspending nonemergency surgeries due to the "high volume of patients." The number of South Dakotans who are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 reached 480 on Tuesday, Nov. 3, setting a new single-day record high. → Read More
The majority of South Dakotans vote in favor of Initiated Measure 26, which would legalize medical marijuana. Voters appear split over Amendment A, would legalize the recreational use of marijuana for individuals 21 years old. → Read More
Both Rounds and Johnson win their second terms in office. → Read More
Craig Price, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety cabinet secretary, said evidence shows that Ravnsborg was distracted when he entered the north shoulder of U.S. Highway 14 while traveling westbound, where he struck Joseph Boever, 55, of Highmore. → Read More
COVID-19 fatalities in South Dakota increased the death toll to 415 as of Friday, Oct. 30. → Read More
South Dakota has lost more than 100 lives to COVID-19 in less than a month, with active cases continuing to increase. → Read More
The federal government told state officials to expect a vaccine in less than a month, which will first be distributed to vulnerable populations. → Read More
Gov. Kristi Noem announced the launch of K-12 Connect, a program that will provide internet services at no cost to income eligible households with at least one student currently enrolled in a South Dakota K-12 school, according to a news release Tuesday, Oct. 27. → Read More
The Pine Ridge Reservation went into lockdown due to surge in cases as COVID-19 infections tick up in tribal communities. → Read More