SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The average number of daily coronavirus infections has mostly leveled off in South Dakota as health officials reported 181 new infections Monday.
The number of infections reported on Mondays by the Department of Health has typically been lower than other days of the week because testing slows over the weekend. Over the past two weeks, the state has seen its average number of daily infections remain mostly constant. In the last seven days, the average has been 321.
However, the state has seen its rate of deaths per capita rise to the fifth-highest in the country after a surge of cases in November rose the tally of people who died from COVID-19 to 1,585. There were no deaths reported on Monday.
In good news, the state has recorded one of the nation’s highest rates of vaccinations against COVID-19. The Department of Health reported that as of Monday, 38,360 people had received at least one dose of a vaccine, meaning that 4.3% of the state’s population has been vaccinated.
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