Jul 13, 2020

South Dakota reports 45 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

Posted Jul 13, 2020 2:14 PM

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials report 45 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

That raises the total number of cases in the state to 7,499. But that does not include people who show symptoms or are asymptomatic but are not tested.

The South Dakota Department of Health on Sunday reported no new deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, so the state's death toll remains at 109.

South Dakota has 868 active cases. A total of 53 patients are currently hospitalized, down 12 since Saturday.

The Argus Leader reports the number of confirmed cases in Minnehaha County increased by five to 3,756.

Lincoln County added six new cases while Pennington County added five.