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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are still considered sick has hit a pandemic high, according to the South Dakota Department of Health on Tuesday, Jan. 11.
There are now 20,475 active cases of COVID-19 in the state, rising 3,256 since Monday on the strength of several thousand new positive tests gathered over the weekend and added to Tuesday's case count.
COVID-19 hospitalizations rose eight to 315 statewide, the highest tally since Dec. 23, 2020. While hospitalizations remain elevated, they're nearly half of the all-time high recorded in mid-November 2020, when active cases last peaked at 19,240 — before vaccines were available.
Health systems in the state regularly report that the overwhelming majority of those hospitalized for COVID-19 are those who aren't vaccinated. Vaccination rates in the state have remained below the national average and continue to creep up, with nearly 58% of the state's population received a full course of a vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those, about one in three has gotten a booster shot.
The following are the state Department of Health COVID-19 case rates, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations tracked by the CDC as of Tuesday. All data is the latest available but should be considered preliminary and could be updated at a later date by health officials.
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Vaccinations
- INITIAL DOSE ADMINISTERED (IF 2-DOSE VACCINE): 635,281 people, 71.8% of state's population*
- FULLY VACCINATED: 509,896 people, 57.6% of state's population
- BOOSTER DOSE RECEIVED: 182,802 people, 35.9x% of state's vaccinated population
*Note: The percentage presented here via the CDC differs from the state Department of Health percentage posted on its online dashboard, because the department's data indicates percentage of state population age 5 and older, not the state's total population.
Statewide case rates
- NEW CASES: 4,110 (seven-day daily average: 2,016)*
- CURRENT ACTIVE CASES: 20,475
- TOTAL CASES: 195,204
- TOTAL RECOVERED: 172,201
*Note: Tuesday's case count includes those reported over the previous weekend to the South Dakota Department of Health.
Hospitalizations, deaths
- NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS: 66 (seven-day daily average: 24)
- ACTIVE HOSPITALIZATIONS: 315
- TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS: 9,316
- DEATHS, NEWLY REPORTED AMONG CASES: 0
- TOTAL DEATHS AMONG CASES: 2,528
