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More Testing, More COVID-19

More Testing, More COVID-19

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South Dakota has seen a surge in positive COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks. Governor Kristi Noem suggested that surge is tied to the increasing number of people being tested.
Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they have expanded the types of testing they are doing….

Malsam-Rysdon says the percentage of positive tests is going down slightly…

State Epidemiologist Dr Josh Clayton says the testing is following the spread of the virus….

The state now has over eighty four hundred active cases.

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