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125 Hospitalized As Vaccination Rate Slows And COVID Cases Climb

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The South Dakota Department of Health says, "The more the virus that causes COVID-19 circulates in a community, the more opportunities it has to transform into variants that can spread more easily. Help stop the spread and further mutation of the Coronavirus by getting vaccinated."

Find a vaccine: https://vaccines.gov 

The state Department of Health reports:

  • New cases: 304
  • New deaths: 1
    • State’s death toll: 2,057
  • Active COVID Cases: 2,332 (+9.4% from yesterday)
  • Completed full vaccine series (12 and older): 55.50% (+2.5% from July 22)
    • Received at least one dose (12 and older): 60.89%
  • Currently Hospitalized: 125
    • Note: Currently Hospitalized numbers include COVID-19 cases and suspects that are in the hospital under transmission-based precautions. The number may include out-of-state cases and suspects.

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Joshua Haiar

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