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Data update
Note: Today’s 'SDDOH COVID-19 Dashboard update' reflects case numbers from Friday (1/14) 1pm - Tuesday (1/18) 1pm.
- State’s death toll: 2,573 (+13 from the previous report)
- Note: 'Death toll' indicates the number of deaths among people with COVID, but COVID may not have been the sole cause of death.
- Deaths verifiably caused by COVID: 2,291 (updated weekly)
- Active cases: 32,761 (+3,848)
- Eligible South Dakotans fully vaccinated: 56.52%
- Currently hospitalized: 392 (+44)
- Note: Currently Hospitalized numbers include COVID-19 cases and people that are in the hospital under transmission-based precautions. The number may include out-of-state cases and people.
This includes patients who are being treated for COVID-19 and have active infections. Does not include patients being treated for COVID-19 but are no longer infectious. Also does not include COVID-19-positive patients hospitalized for other reasons. pic.twitter.com/aD8p79DLtZ
— Monument Health (@_monumenthealth) January 14, 2022
Advice from the CDC is to get vaccinated, and mask-up indoors if you live in a place with high or substantial coronavirus transmission. That’s everywhere in South Dakota.
Here are the latest numbers of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Getting vaccinated and boosted can help protect you against COVID-19 infection and severe complications. Learn about the benefits and schedule your vaccination: https://t.co/TTiHOvEHPt pic.twitter.com/HpHtgKWNm7
— Sanford Health (@SanfordHealth) January 18, 2022