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Controlling a Surge in COVID-19 Infections

Controlling a Surge in COVID-19 Infections

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While Covid-19 infections in South Dakota are surging, hospitals are not yet seeing a large increase in patients.
State Epidemiologist Dr Josh Clayton says there is a lag time from infection to hospitals…

Clayton says hospital usage is quite low right now…

Clayton says the Health Department has added more people to their contact tracing team…

Over one thousand new infections have been reported in the past week and there are now over three thousand active cases.

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