COVID-19 deaths in South Dakota breaks daily record

10-30-20

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota has reported a record number of daily COVID-19 deaths, with 19 people who have died. The number of hospitalizations also inched up to 413 people, marking the fifth day in a row that it has hit a new high. The number of daily new cases also set a record, with 1,270 people testing positive for the virus on Thursday.  The state is experiencing one of the nation’s worst waves of the virus, posting the nation’s second-highest number of new cases over the last two weeks. Johns Hopkins researchers report there were about 1,336 new cases per 100,000 people. That means that one out of roughly every 75 people in the state tested positive for the virus.