Health care officials are ramping up their preparations as Covid-19 infections rise again.

Lindsay Flannery, vice president of patient care services at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton says they are getting ready for more Covid patients…

Flannery says they have a lot of needed materials on hand…

Flannery says they have reactivated their Covid reaction team…

Flannery says they are concerned about the stress the surge could put on their staff again as they handle the patient load.