Codington County establishes COVID-19 Triage Hotline

April 23, 2020
Mike Tanner

WATERTOWN, S.D.–Codington County is setting up a COVID-19 triage hotline for people who have medical questions about the virus.

The hotline will be staffed by volunteers and will be open for questions beginning immediately. The hotline will be staffed between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

The hotline telephone number is 605-753-1408.

Codington County has seen a total of 13 COVID-19 cases, and that number hasn’t changed in more than a week.

There is currently just one active case in the entire county, and 12 of the 13 people infected have recovered.