BROOKINGS – The state is reporting one new COVID-19 death and 801 new cases in South Dakota Sunday.

Twenty-five of the new cases are in Brookings County.

Brookings County cases have risen to 2,429 total cases (10 new confirmed and 15 new probable): 1,958 of those people have recovered (22 new), with 455 active cases (up by three) and 16 deaths (no change). A total of 8,727 people (47 new) have tested negative in Brookings County as of Sunday, and 79 people in the county (one new) have been hospitalized at some point, the state reported.

There are nine COVID-19 occupied hospital beds at the Brookings Hospital, the DOH website reported Sunday.

Brookings County remains in the “substantial” community spread category.

The state Department of Health data includes confirmed COVID-19 cases via traditional RT-PCR testing, plus probable cases based on rapid antigen testing, which detects the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Probable cases are investigated and handled in the same way as confirmed cases, DOH officials said.

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Dakota rose to 79,900 (801 new – 700 confirmed plus 101 probable) as of midday Sunday, according to the South Dakota Department of Health.

Of the statewide cases, 16,930 are classified as active (down by 176 from Saturday). As of Sunday, 62,027 people have recovered (976 new), 4,468 people have been hospitalized at some point (68 new), 544 people are currently hospitalized (up by five), and 943 people have died (one new).

The SDDOH website reports 247,844 people (1,567 new) have tested negative in South Dakota.

Current hospitalizations may include out-of-state cases, and total hospitalizations only include South Dakota residents.

The deaths reported on the SDDOH data dashboard are deaths for which COVID-19 is listed as a cause or contributing factor on the certified death record.

The new death is a man in his 60s from Kingsbury County.

Increases in positive cases Sunday included, but are not limited to, 25 in Brookings County, 31 in Lawrence, 57 in Lincoln, 207 in Minnehaha and 139 in Pennington.

The counties with the highest total case counts are Minnehaha (20,454), Pennington (8,604), Lincoln (5,410), Brown (3,609) and Codington (2,645).

According to the South Dakota State University COVID-19 dashboard, as of noon Sunday, eight students and four faculty/staff were self-reporting current (active) positive tests. A total of 47 faculty, staff and students were quarantined and isolated as of Sunday, with four of those in campus facilities.

The Brookings School District COVID-19 dashboard reports that the district has eight active cases, as of Saturday: four from Brookings High School, three from Mickelson Middle School and one from Hillcrest Elementary.

The state Department of Health generally does not identify the specific communities within a county where cases are located, or a business, event or setting that may be the source of a surge to protect patient confidentiality.

Only a few exceptions are made, such as clusters when there are 40 or more cases identified in a single workplace/setting.

The figures released by the state Department of Health do not include individuals who are asymptomatic or have symptoms of the coronavirus but are not being tested.

For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death.

Learn more at www.covid.sd.gov.