COVID-19 pandemic in South Dakota

The COVID-19 pandemic in South Dakota is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of August 17, 2020, South Dakota public health authorities reported 86 new COVID-19 cases but no deaths. There have been 10,360 confirmed cases, 921 hospitalizations, and 153 deaths in South Dakota due to COVID-19.[1]. Over the past month the seven day moving average of new cases has nearly doubled, from 55 cases per day on July 17 to 100 cases per day on August 17.[1]

COVID-19 pandemic in South Dakota
Map of the outbreak in South Dakota by confirmed new infections per 100,000 people (14 days preceding August 17)   500+ confirmed new cases   200–500 confirmed new cases   100–200 confirmed new cases   50–100 confirmed new cases   20–50 confirmed new cases   10–20 confirmed new cases   0–10 confirmed new cases   No confirmed new cases or no data
Map of the outbreak in South Dakota by total confirmed infections per 100,000 people (as of August 17)   3,000+ confirmed infected   1,000–3,000 confirmed infected   300–1,000 confirmed infected   100–300 confirmed infected   30–100 confirmed infected   0–30 confirmed infected   No confirmed infected or no data
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	South Dakota, U.S.
First outbreak	Wuhan, China
Index case	Beadle, Charles Mix, Davison, Minnehaha counties
Arrival date	March 10, 2020
Confirmed cases	10,360
Hospitalized cases	921 (cumulative) 60 (current)
Recovered	9,013
Deaths	153
Government website
doh.sd.gov/news/Coronavirus.aspx

The first cases and death from COVID-19 in South Dakota were announced on March 10. In April 2020, a major outbreak at a Smithfield Foods processing plant in Sioux Falls caused Minnehaha County to become the state's epicenter of the pandemic, accounting for nearly 3,000 confirmed cases alone by May 11. Despite these events, the state was one of several to have not employed a formal stay-at-home order—leaving them and similar restrictions to the responsibility of municipalities.

Timeline

On March 10, Governor Kristi Noem's office announced the first four cases, and one death in a man in his 60s with underlying health conditions; all patients had recently traveled outside South Dakota.[2]

On April 9, over 80 employees at a Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Sioux Falls were confirmed to have COVID-19. The plant announced it would suspend operations beginning April 11.[3] By that day, Smithfield employees accounted for the majority of active cases in South Dakota. Some activity continued at the plant on April 14, as it planned to shut down completely.[4] On April 15, 438 Smithfield employees tested positive for COVID-19.[5]

On June 4, Noem announced that Mount Rushmore's Independence Day festivities on July 3 would go on as originally scheduled and planned, with no additional reduction in ticketed capacity (beyond the number of tickets having already been lowered to 7,500, in a decision that was made prior to the pandemic) or "enforcement" of social distancing, and with President Trump expected to attend. Secretary of Tourism Jim Hagen stated that "we're doing everything we can to work diligently to make this a safe and fun event for all attendees." Noem downplayed the possibility that the event could lead to new outbreaks, arguing that the state "[hasn't] even come close to reaching the capacity of the amount of people that we can take care of."[6] The majority of the audience did not practice social distancing or wear face masks.[7]

After the event, it was reported that Noem had interacted with Kimberly Guilfoyle—a Trump aide who later tested positive for COVID-19, and flew back to Washington, D.C. on Air Force One. On July 7, Noem stated that she had tested negative, stated that Guilfoyle was asymptomatic, and claimed that "the science of the virus tells us that it's very, very difficult to spread the virus when you're asymptomatic". Noem added that it was "incredibly important that we do what we can to mitigate the spread of this virus, but we also know that we can't stop it."[8][9]

On August 3, 96 out of 328 people who attended Camp Judson, a Christian summer camp near Keystone, tested positive for COVID-19, with an average age of 15 years old.[10]

Despite the pandemic, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is still occurring as scheduled for ten days on August 7-16[11], with an estimated 250,000 expected to attend.[12] Although the rally itself was classified by infectious disease professor Carlos del Rio as being of a relatively lower risk due to being held outside, concerns were raised that attendees would engage in indoor gatherings at bars and restaurants, and that travelers could potentially export COVID-19 cases back to their home states from the event. Mayor of Sturgis Mark Carstensen questioned why the event still went on, admitting that "we cannot stop people from coming" [13] Attendees are encouraged, but not required to wear a facemask.[12]

Response

On March 13, Governor Kristi Noem declared a state of emergency. Schools were closed beginning March 16.[14][15] On April 6, Noem ordered vulnerable residents of Lincoln and Minnehaha counties who are 65 years of age or older or have a chronic condition to stay home until further notice.[16] The order was lifted May 11.[17]

In contrast to the majority of states (but in line with other rural, Republican-led states such as Nebraska), Governor Noem resisted imposing a mandatory, state-wide stay-at-home order, having argued that "the people themselves are primarily responsible for their safety", and that she wanted to respect their rights to "exercise their right to work, to worship and to play. Or to even stay at home".[18][19] Following the lead of President Donald Trump, Noem also promoted the unproven use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 symptoms.[19]

Local responses

Noem has faced criticism from residents, as well as other city and county leaders, for her lack of state-wide action, especially after the outbreak in Sioux Falls. The resistance has forced municipalities to implement their own ordinances to enforce social distancing, including Sioux Falls—which enacted a "no lingering" ordinance on March 26 to restrict all non-essential businesses to only serving a maximum of 10 customers at a time.[20][21]

Mayor of Sioux Falls Paul TenHaken introduced a proposal for a municipal stay-at-home order on April 14,[22] but it was rejected by city council.[23][18][5][19] On May 8, the "no lingering" ordinance was eased ("no mingling") to allow restaurants to expand to capacity (subject to six-foot social distancing between patrons), and fitness, entertainment, and recreation facilities to expand to half of their licensed capacity, or 10, whichever is greater.[24] On May 19, TenHaken tabled a proposal to sunset the ordinance, citing a slowing in new cases in the city since the new ordinance was implemented. City Health Director Jill Franken also reported that the number of hospitalizations in the area was lower than projected. On May 26, Sioux Falls City Council voted in favor, with the ordinance officially repealed on May 29.[25][26]

Tribal responses

The Cheyenne River and Pine Ridge Sioux reservations have established highway checkpoints to regulate access to their territory.[27][28] On May 8, Governor Noem sent letters to the two tribes' leaders, declaring the checkpoints illegal for "interfering with or regulating traffic on US and state highways" without permission, and threatening a federal lawsuit if not removed.[29][30] The Oglala and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes maintained their checkpoints due to safety concerns.[31]

On May 12, Noem sent a second letter to the leader of the Cheyenne River reservation, clarifying that it was within their rights of tribal sovereignty to establish checkpoints on roads leading into their reservation (rather than the highway itself) to help protect their populations, as long as they provide "reasonable access" for essential goods, emergency services, and access to private property situated on the land.[32] On May 20, after the tribes continued the checkpoints, Noem sought assistance from the federal government in resolving the dispute.[33] On June 24, the Cheyenne River Sioux filed a lawsuit against the federal government.[34]

Statistics

COVID-19 cases in South Dakota, United States  ()      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases Mar Mar Apr Apr May May Jun Jun Jul Jul Aug Aug Last 15 days Last 15 days
Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-03-10		​	5(n.a.)	0(n.a.)
2020-03-11		​	8(+60%)	0(n.a.)
2020-03-13		​	9(+12%)	0(n.a.)
2020-03-14		​	9(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-03-15		​	9(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-03-16		​	10(+11%)	0(n.a.)
2020-03-17		​	11(+10%)	0(n.a.)
2020-03-18		​ ​	11(=)	1(n.a.)
2020-03-19		​ ​	14(+27%)	1(=)
2020-03-21		​ ​	14(=)	1(=)
2020-03-22		​ ​	21(+50%)	1(=)
2020-03-23		​ ​ ​	28(+33%)	1(=)
2020-03-24		​ ​ ​	30(+7.1%)	1(=)
2020-03-25		​ ​ ​	41(+37%)	1(=)
2020-03-26		​ ​ ​	46(+12%)	1(=)
2020-03-27		​ ​ ​	58(+26%)	1(=)
2020-03-28		​ ​ ​	68(+17%)	1(=)
2020-03-29		​ ​ ​	90(+32%)	1(=)
2020-03-30		​ ​ ​	101(+12%)	1(=)
2020-03-31		​ ​ ​	108(+6.9%)	1(=)
2020-04-01		​ ​ ​	108(=)	1(=)
2020-04-02		​ ​ ​	165(+53%)	2(+100%)
2020-04-03		​ ​ ​	187(+13%)	2(=)
2020-04-04		​ ​ ​	212(+13%)	2(=)
2020-04-05		​ ​ ​	240(+13%)	2(=)
2020-04-06		​ ​ ​	288(+20%)	4(+100%)
2020-04-07		​ ​ ​	320(+11%)	6(+50%)
2020-04-08		​ ​ ​	393(+23%)	6(=)
2020-04-09		​ ​ ​	447(+14%)	6(=)
2020-04-10		​ ​ ​	536(+20%)	6(=)
2020-04-11		​ ​ ​	626(+17%)	6(=)
2020-04-12		​ ​ ​	730(+17%)	6(=)
2020-04-13		​ ​ ​	868(+19%)	6(=)
2020-04-14		​ ​ ​	988(+14%)	6(=)
2020-04-15		​ ​ ​	1,168(+18%)	6(=)
2020-04-16		​ ​ ​	1,311(+12%)	7(+17%)
2020-04-17		​ ​ ​	1,411(+7.6%)	7(=)
2020-04-18		​ ​ ​	1,542(+9.3%)	7(=)
2020-04-19		​ ​ ​	1,635(+6%)	7(=)
2020-04-20		​ ​ ​	1,685(+3.1%)	7(=)
2020-04-21		​ ​ ​	1,755(+4.2%)	7(=)
2020-04-22		​ ​ ​	1,858(+5.9%)	9(+29%)
2020-04-23		​ ​ ​	1,956(+5.3%)	9(=)
2020-04-24		​ ​ ​	2,040(+4.3%)	10(+11%)
2020-04-25		​ ​ ​	2,147(+5.2%)	10(=)
2020-04-26		​ ​ ​	2,212(+3%)	11(+10%)
2020-04-27		​ ​ ​	2,245(+1.5%)	11(=)
2020-04-28		​ ​ ​	2,313(+3%)	11(=)
2020-04-29		​ ​ ​	2,373(+2.6%)	13(+18%)
2020-04-30		​ ​ ​	2,449(+3.2%)	17(+31%)
2020-05-01		​ ​ ​	2,525(+3.1%)	21(+24%)
2020-05-02		​ ​ ​	2,588(+2.5%)	21(=)
2020-05-03		​ ​ ​	2,631(+1.7%)	21(=)
2020-05-04		​ ​ ​	2,668(+1.4%)	21(=)
2020-05-05		​ ​ ​	2,721(+2%)	24(+14%)
2020-05-06		​ ​ ​	2,779(+2.1%)	29(+21%)
2020-05-07		​ ​ ​	2,905(+4.5%)	31(+6.9%)
2020-05-08		​ ​ ​	3,144(+8.2%)	31(=)
2020-05-09		​ ​ ​	3,393(+7.9%)	34(+9.7%)
2020-05-10		​ ​ ​	3,517(+3.7%)	34(=)
2020-05-11		​ ​ ​	3,614(+2.8%)	34(=)
2020-05-12		​ ​ ​	3,663(+1.4%)	39(+15%)
2020-05-13		​ ​ ​	3,732(+1.9%)	39(=)
2020-05-14		​ ​ ​	3,792(+1.6%)	43(+10%)
2020-05-15		​ ​ ​	3,887(+2.5%)	44(+2.3%)
2020-05-16		​ ​ ​	3,959(+1.9%)	44(=)
2020-05-17		​ ​ ​	3,987(+0.71%)	44(=)
2020-05-18		​ ​ ​	4,027(+1%)	44(=)
2020-05-19		​ ​ ​	4,085(+1.4%)	46(+4.5%)
2020-05-20		​ ​ ​	4,177(+2.3%)	46(=)
2020-05-21		​ ​ ​	4,250(+1.7%)	48(+4.3%)
2020-05-22		​ ​ ​	4,356(+2.5%)	50(+4.2%)
2020-05-23		​ ​ ​	4,468(+2.6%)	50(=)
2020-05-24		​ ​ ​	4,563(+2.1%)	50(=)
2020-05-25		​ ​ ​	4,586(+0.5%)	50(=)
2020-05-26		​ ​ ​	4,653(+1.5%)	50(=)
2020-05-27		​ ​ ​	4,710(+1.2%)	54(+8%)
2020-05-28		​ ​ ​	4,793(+1.8%)	54(=)
2020-05-29		​ ​ ​	4,866(+1.5%)	59(+9.3%)
2020-05-30		​ ​ ​	4,960(+1.9%)	62(+5.1%)
2020-05-31		​ ​ ​	4,993(+0.67%)	62(=)
2020-06-01		​ ​ ​	5,034(+0.82%)	62(=)
2020-06-02		​ ​ ​	5,067(+0.66%)	62(=)
2020-06-03		​ ​ ​	5,162(+1.9%)	62(=)
2020-06-04		​ ​ ​	5,247(+1.6%)	64(+3.2%)
2020-06-05		​ ​ ​	5,277(+0.57%)	65(+1.6%)
2020-06-06		​ ​ ​	5,367(+1.7%)	65(=)
2020-06-07		​ ​ ​	5,438(+1.3%)	65(=)
2020-06-08		​ ​ ​	5,471(+0.61%)	65(=)
2020-06-09		​ ​ ​	5,523(+0.95%)	68(+4.6%)
2020-06-10		​ ​ ​	5,604(+1.5%)	69(+1.5%)
2020-06-11		​ ​ ​	5,665(+1.1%)	73(+5.8%)
2020-06-12		​ ​ ​	5,742(+1.4%)	74(+1.4%)
2020-06-13		​ ​ ​	5,833(+1.6%)	75(+1.4%)
2020-06-14		​ ​ ​	5,898(+1.1%)	75(=)
2020-06-15		​ ​ ​	5,928(+0.51%)	75(=)
2020-06-16		​ ​ ​	5,966(+0.64%)	77(+2.7%)
2020-06-17		​ ​ ​	6,050(+1.4%)	78(+1.3%)
2020-06-18		​ ​ ​	6,109(+0.98%)	78(=)
2020-06-19		​ ​ ​	6,158(+0.8%)	81(+3.8%)
2020-06-20		​ ​ ​	6,225(+1.1%)	81(=)
2020-06-21		​ ​ ​	6,297(+1.2%)	81(=)
2020-06-22		​ ​ ​	6,326(+0.46%)	81(=)
2020-06-23		​ ​ ​	6,353(+0.43%)	83(+2.5%)
2020-06-24		​ ​ ​	6,419(+1%)	84(+1.2%)
2020-06-25		​ ​ ​	6,479(+0.93%)	87(+3.6%)
2020-06-26		​ ​ ​	6,535(+0.86%)	88(+1.1%)
2020-06-27		​ ​ ​	6,626(+1.4%)	91(+3.4%)
2020-06-28		​ ​ ​	6,681(+0.83%)	91(=)
2020-06-29		​ ​ ​	6,716(+0.52%)	91(=)
2020-06-30		​ ​ ​	6,764(+0.71%)	91(=)
2020-07-01		​ ​ ​	6,826(+0.92%)	93(+2.2%)
2020-07-02		​ ​ ​	6,893(+0.98%)	97(+4.3%)
2020-07-03		​ ​ ​	6,978(+1.2%)	97(=)
2020-07-04		​ ​ ​	7,028(+0.72%)	97(=)
2020-07-05		​ ​ ​	7,063(+0.5%)	97(=)
2020-07-06		​ ​ ​	7,105(+0.59%)	97(=)
2020-07-07		​ ​ ​	7,163(+0.82%)	98(+1%)
2020-07-08		​ ​ ​	7,242(+1.1%)	98(=)
2020-07-09		​ ​ ​	7,336(+1.3%)	101(+3.1%)
2020-07-10		​ ​ ​	7,401(+0.89%)	107(+5.9%)
2020-07-12		​ ​ ​	7,499(+1.3%)	109(+1.9%)
2020-07-14		​ ​ ​	7,572(+0.97%)	109(=)
2020-07-15		​ ​ ​	7,652(+1.1%)	111(+1.8%)
2020-07-16		​ ​ ​	7,694(+0.55%)	115(+3.6%)
2020-07-17		​ ​ ​	7,789(+1.2%)	116(+0.87%)
2020-07-18		​ ​ ​	7,862(+0.94%)	116(=)
2020-07-19		​ ​ ​	7,906(+0.56%)	118(+1.7%)
2020-07-20		​ ​ ​	7,943(+0.47%)	118(=)
2020-07-21		​ ​ ​	8,019(+0.96%)	118(=)
2020-07-22		​ ​ ​	8,077(+0.72%)	119(+0.85%)
2020-07-23		​ ​ ​	8,143(+0.82%)	121(+1.7%)
2020-07-24		​ ​ ​	8,200(+0.7%)	122(+0.83%)
2020-07-25		​ ​ ​	8,305(+1.3%)	122(=)
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2020-07-29		​ ​ ​	8,685(n.a.)	129(n.a.)
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2020-08-02		​ ​ ​	9,020(n.a.)	135(n.a.)
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2020-08-15		​ ​ ​	10,118(n.a.)	152(n.a.)
2020-08-16		​ ​ ​	10,274(+1.5%)	153(+0.66%)
2020-08-17		​ ​ ​	10,360(+0.84%)	153(=)
Cases: The number of cases confirmed in South Dakota. Sources: SD DOH.

COVID-19 pandemic medical cases in South Dakota by county

County [lower-alpha 1]	Cases [lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]	Deaths [lower-alpha 3]	Recov. [lower-alpha 3]	Ref.
48 / 66	6,716	91	5,818
Aurora	34	0	33
Beadle	523	6	444
Bennett	5	0	2
Bon Homme	11	0	11
Brookings	61	0	47
Brown	342	2	318
Brule	20	0	12
Buffalo	71	1	56
Butte	0	0	0
Campbell	0	0	0
Charles Mix	75	0	26
Clark	14	0	10
Clay	80	0	69
Codington	61	0	47
Corson	17	0	14
Custer	8	0	4
Davison	40	0	31
Day	16	0	13
Deuel	3	0	1
Dewey	4	0	0
Douglas	4	0	4
Edmunds	7	0	5
Fall River	12	0	5
Faulk	23	1	17
Grant	13	0	13
Gregory	3	0	1
Haakon	0	0	0
Hamlin	11	0	9
Hand	7	0	6
Hanson	7	0	4
Harding	0	0	0
Hughes	52	0	33
Hutchinson	12	0	9
Hyde	3	0	3
Jackson	6	1	2
Jerauld	39	1	35
Jones	0	0	0
Kingsbury	6	0	3
Lake	21	1	16
Lawrence	19	0	15
Lincoln	341	1	312
Lyman	59	0	37
Marshall	5	0	4
McCook	10	1	6
McPherson	4	0	3
Meade	47	1	38
Mellette	3	0	3
Miner	9	0	3
Minnehaha	3,600	57	3,332
Moody	21	0	19
Oglala Lakota	85	0	45
Pennington	513	16	368
Perkins	0	0	0
Potter	0	0	0
Roberts	45	0	40
Sanborn	12	0	12
Spink	11	0	6
Stanley	12	0	12
Sully	1	0	1
Todd	57	1	48
Tripp	16	0	10
Turner	24	0	23
Union	121	1	109
Walworth	9	0	5
Yankton	78	0	62
Ziebach	3	0	2
Updated June 29, 2020 Data is publicly reported by South Dakota Department of Health (SD-DOH)[35]
County where individuals with a positive case was diagnosed. Location of original infection may vary. Reported cases includes presumptive and confirmed case. Actual case numbers are probably higher. "–" denotes that no data is currently available for that county, not that the value is zero.

See also

• Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
• COVID-19 pandemic in the United States – for impact on the country
• COVID-19 pandemic – for impact on other countries

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External links

• Information from the South Dakota Department of Health.