South Dakota Department of Health reported 617 people who have newly tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, Oct. 11. So far, 28,564 South Dakotans have tested positive for the virus, a larger population than the city of Aberdeen, population 28,257, second only to Rapid City and Sioux Falls.
The surge of new cases maintains the state's position at or near the worst in the nation for the volume of new cases per capita over the last two weeks, according to analysis from the New York Times.
South Dakota continues to break near daily records regarding the COVID-19 pandemic amid an ongoing surge, this time the number of residents known to be currently ill with the virus.
The number of active cases of the virus in the state climbed to 5,865, up 332 people, the South Dakota Department of Health reported Sunday, Oct. 11.
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