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SD Health Officials Report 22 More COVID-19 Cases

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials report 22 more people have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the state’s tally of cases to 187. The number of people who have tested positive in the state has doubled since Sunday. Health officials say about a third of the people who have tested positive have recovered. Seventeen have required hospitalization, and two have died. Over 4,700 people have been tested, but most of those have yielded negative results. In a briefing, several reporters brought up irregularities with the Health Department’s count at the county level. Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon said she would look into it.

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