SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota recorded four more deaths from COVID-19, along with 61 new cases, health authorities reported on Thursday.
The Department of Health reported deaths in Brown, Pennington, Minnehaha and Union counties. One person in their 40s, one person in their 60s and two people over 80 died. The state has tallied 73 deaths from COVID-19.
The tally of cases during the pandemic rose to 5,665, but 82% of those have recovered. There are 928 people with active infections in the state, and 87 are hospitalized.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death.
The economic fallout from the global pandemic showed signs of letting up as the number of new claims for unemployment benefits decreased during the week of May 31 to June 6. 817 people filed claims for unemployment for the first time, according to the Department of Labor and Regulation.
20,512 total people in South Dakota were receiving unemployment benefits on May 30, representing 4.9% of all eligible employees in the state.
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