BROOKINGS – The state is reporting two new deaths and 58 new positive coronavirus cases Tuesday.

The number of South Dakotans who have tested positive for COVID-19 rose to 4,085 as of midday Tuesday, up 58 from Monday’s data, according to the South Dakota Department of Health.

Brookings County cases remain at 14 positive tests, and all 14 of those people have recovered. There have been 510 negative tests in Brookings County as of Tuesday, the state reported.

Of the 4,085 statewide cases, 1,125 are classified as active (up by 26 from Monday). So far, 2,914 people have recovered (130 new), 327 people have been hospitalized at some point (11 new), 77 people are currently hospitalized, and 46 people have died.

The new deaths are one man and one woman, one from Pennington County and the other from Minnehaha County. The age ranges of the deceased are 50-59 years old and 80-plus years old.

There have been 25,624 total negative tests (606 new) in South Dakota. Of those, laboratories have reported 1,635 negative tests to the SDDOH that are not assigned to specific counties.

The county with the most positive tests in South Dakota is Minnehaha, with 3,165 as of midday Monday, up by 15 since Monday. Increases in positive cases also include, but are not limited to, six in Beadle County, five in Brown, four in Lincoln and 16 in Pennington.

The actual number of infections in the state is thought to be far higher because many people have not been tested and studies suggest people can be infected without feeling sick.

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.

Learn more at www.covid.sd.gov.