South Dakota seeing surge in COVID-19 transmission as cases rise in Midwest [View all]
Source: ABC News
South Dakota has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 spread in the country, several reports show, as the Midwest experiences a surge in cases.
The state ranked second in the country for both rates of new cases and test positivity in the latest report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force. According to the report, dated Sept. 27, both numbers increased over the last week amid greater testing, "indicating increasing transmission."
South Dakota leads in testing positivity in another survey of COVID-19 transmission. According to Johns Hopkins University, as of Tuesday, the state's seven-day average testing positivity rate was 26% -- the highest in the country.
After months of somewhat steady numbers, daily new cases and hospitalizations in the state have surged in recent weeks. South Dakota reported a record number of daily new cases on Sept. 26, with 579. The next day, it reported a record number of current hospitalizations, with 216, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/south-dakota-surge-covid-19-transmission-cases-rise/story?id=73348088
Well, I guess South Dakota's governor is showing up the "elite class of so-called experts."
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