BROOKINGS – The state is reporting three new COVID-19 deaths and 232 new cases in South Dakota Thursday.

Four of the new cases are in Brookings County.

Brookings County cases have risen to 3,602 total cases (four new confirmed): 3,505 of those people have recovered (two new), with 60 active cases (up by one) and 37 deaths (no change). A total of 11,892 people (31 new) have tested negative in Brookings County, and 127 people (no change) in the county have been hospitalized at some point, the state reported.

There are no COVID-19 occupied hospital beds at the Brookings Hospital, the DOH website reported Thursday.

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

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Dakota rose to 113,065 (232 new – 138 confirmed plus 94 probable) as of midday Thursday, according to the South Dakota Department of Health.

Of the statewide cases, 2,056 are classified as active (up by 63 from Wednesday). As of Thursday, 109,113 people have recovered (166 new), 6,664 South Dakotans have been hospitalized at some point (10 new), 87 people are currently hospitalized (down by 10) for transmission-based precautions, and 1,896 people have died (three new).

The SDDOH website reports 312,421 people (909 new) have tested negative in South Dakota.

The new deaths, one woman and two men, are being reported in Davison, Minnehaha and Moody counties. The age ranges of the deceased are two 70-79 years and one in the 80-plus years category.

Increases in positive cases Thursday include, but are not limited to, 20 in Beadle County, 10 in Brown, five in Codington, 23 in Lincoln, 44 in Minnehaha, 24 in Pennington and 10 in Roberts.

The SDDOH website reported midday Thursday that 237,370 state-allocated doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to 154,334 people in South Dakota. Doses administered by Indian Health Services or federal entities are not included in the count.

In Brookings County, 6,824 vaccine doses have been administered to 4,866 people.

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.