South Dakota
COVID-19 in South Dakota: 2 new deaths reported; hospitalizations unchanged
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Division of Well being reported two extra COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday.
The COVID-19 dying toll is now at 2,919, up from the earlier Wednesday (2,917). The brand new deaths embody two males within the following age ranges: 40-49; 70-79. New deaths have been reported in Minnehaha and Pennington Counties.
Energetic circumstances at the moment are at 1,246, up from the earlier report (1,054).
As of Could 18, 36 of South Dakota’s 66 counties are listed as having “excessive” or “substantial” neighborhood unfold. “Excessive” neighborhood unfold is 100 circumstances or higher per 100,000 or a ten% or higher PCR take a look at positivity charge.
There at the moment are 33 folks hospitalized attributable to COVID-19, the identical as final week (33). All through the pandemic, there have been 10,819 whole individuals who have been hospitalized.
There have been 475 confirmed and possible COVID-19 circumstances reported.
The state’s whole case depend is now at 239,110, up from final week (238,635). That whole doesn’t embody at-home constructive outcomes as these aren’t required to be reported to the state.
The most recent seven-day PCR take a look at positivity charge for the state is 10.4% for Could 10 – 16.
The variety of recovered circumstances is at 234,945.
There have been 1,720 Delta variant circumstances (B.1.617.2 and AY lineages) detected in South Dakota via sentinel monitoring. There have been 176 circumstances of the B.1.1.7 (Alpha variant), 4 circumstances of P.1. (Gamma variant) and a pair of circumstances of the B.1.351 (Beta variant).
The variety of Omicron circumstances is now at 1,166. The state can be reporting 34 Omicron BA.2 circumstances.
For COVID-19 vaccines, 72.88% the inhabitants 5-years-old and above has obtained a minimum of one dose whereas 59.58% have accomplished the vaccination sequence. For booster doses, 34.24% of these eligible have accomplished their booster dose.
There have been 705,664 doses of the Pfizer vaccine administered, 491,438 of the Moderna vaccine and 38,046 doses of the Janssen vaccine.
There have been 177,038 individuals who’ve accomplished two doses of Moderna. There have been 262,235 individuals who’ve obtained two doses of Pfizer.
As for booster doses, 122,162 folks have obtained a third Pfizer shot, 94,049 folks have obtained a third Moderna dose and a pair of,749 have obtained a Janssen booster.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KTIV) – The FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Canton and North Sioux City will close in early October.
On Friday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m., the Canton and North Sioux City locations will end operations.
Until they close, the centers will remain open Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. The centers are closed on Sundays.
After the Disaster Recovery Centers close, assistance will still be available to residents over the phone and virtually.
Services are available through disasterassistance.gov, the FEMA Mobile App, and the disaster assistance helpline at 800-621-FEMA (3362).
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Healthcare workers make up a large percent of employees in South Dakota, and more than 500 of those workers made their way to The Monument for the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations’ (SDAHO) 98th annual convention on Thursday.
SDAHO represents all 54 non-profit hospitals in South Dakota, 46 long-term care facilities, home health, assisted living facilities and more. The organization’s staff is divided into five areas: Advocacy and Member Relations, Acute & Post-Acute Services, Education, Business Development, and Quality Integration, all of which are touched on at the convention.
The event kicked off Thursday morning with a keynote speech from Command Sergeant Major Gretchen Evans who told her story of injuries while serving and tied her experience to the healthcare community.
The day continued with breakout sessions that covered topics ranging from leadership for administrators to insurance challenges that could come up. Everything wrapped up with the exhibitor social.
Tim Rave, President and CEO of SDAHO, said the convention provides invaluable networking opportunities and education for all attendees.
“We have national speakers, I think people always kinda assume that with conferences, but we have such a vast array of knowledge within our state in the health care arena. We bring in local speakers, state speakers, and so it’s peers kinda interacting with peers and giving best practices and why that’s important and the things they’re doing and so yeah, just really exciting,” Rave said.
Rave added that the convention allows hardworking providers to take a break and get out of their everyday work routine.
The convention will head back to Sioux Falls for the next two years, but will be back in Rapid City in 2027.
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