16 new COVID-19 cases, one new death in Brookings Co. Monday, Dec. 6

492 new COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths reported in South Dakota

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BROOKINGS – The state on Monday reported 492 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths in South Dakota. 

Sixteen of the new cases and one new death have been reported in Brookings County.

Brookings County cases have risen to 5,460 total cases (13 new confirmed and three new probable): 5,204 of those people have recovered (13 new) with 214 active cases (up by two) and 42 deaths (one new). A total of 165 people in the county have been hospitalized at some point (one new), the state reported. 

The Brookings hospital has three COVID-19 occupied hospital beds, according to the South Dakota Department of Health website. The county is in the “high” community spread category. 

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Dakota rose to 168,763 (379 new confirmed and 113 new probable) as of midday Monday, according to the SDDOH. 

Of the statewide cases, 7,682 are classified as active (up by 110 from Friday). As of Monday, 158,710 people have recovered (368 new), 8,543 South Dakotans have been hospitalized at some point (20 new), 246 people are currently hospitalized (down by one) for transmission-based precautions, and 2,371 people with COVID have died (14 new).

The new deaths, eight women and six men, are being reported in Brookings, Brown (2), Buffalo, Codington, Dewey, Kingsbury, McCook and Minnehaha (6) counties. The age ranges of the deceased are one 30-39 years, four 50-59 years, two 60-69 years, two 70-79 years and five 80 years or older.

The SDDOH website reported midday Monday that 1,020,378 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to 481,468 people in South Dakota, as reported to the S.D. Immunization Information System. 

In Brookings County, 40,293 vaccine doses have been administered to 18,995 people, the SDDOH website reports.

The SDDOH reports 65.2% of the state population age 5 and older has received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine from the state or federal allocation, 54% have completed their vaccination series, and 16.7% have received a booster dose.

Learn more at https://doh.sd.gov/COVID/Dashboard.aspx.