Friday, July 3, 2020

South Dakota reported 85 more positive COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the state's total active cases to 832, according to the Department of Health.

No new deaths were reported. The total of reported deaths from the virus remains at 97.

There are 58 people currently hospitalized for the virus, a decrease of six from Thursday, and the lowest amount since the state started reporting the data.

The state conducted 1,052 tests for a positivity rate of about 8%. 

Campbell County reported its first case, leaving just six South Dakota counties that have yet to report a positive case.

The department is now sharing test positivity rates on its COVID-19 landing page, a graphic feature added Thursday.

The website will now show rates of positive and negative tests on a daily, weekly, 14-day and cumulative basis. A sliding scale feature under the graph shows the symptom onset date and positive test date, and can be adjusted to show a certain time frame.

The feature can also show individual county information.

The South Dakota Department of Health added more information to its coronavirus landing page.

The South Dakota Department of Health added more information to its coronavirus landing page. (Photo: Ferguson, Danielle)

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