COVID-19: Brookings County
UPDATED: January 19, 2021
The South Dakota Department of Health COVID-19 page is updated daily and has confirmed:
- Total Cases: 3,309
- Recovered Individuals: 3,046
- Active Cases: 231
- Spread Category: Substantial
COVID-19: Brookings Thresholds
UPDATED: January 15, 2021
- Is the epidemic controlled? No. Rt was above 1.0 for 12 of the last 14 days and spread remains substantial.
- Is the health system able to cope with a resurgence of COVID-19 cases that may arise after adapting some measures? Based on current census, Brookings Health System feels they can handle the lowest of the anticipated numbers (n = 5). However, staffing will be challenged, thereby limiting the ability to sustain care for the long-term, with the highest anticipated number (n = 16).
- Is the public health surveillance system able to detect and manage the cases and their contacts, and identify a resurgence of cases in Brookings?
a. Mitigation Level: No, about 50% more testing is needed for Brookings County.
b. Suppression Level: No, test positivity is 11%-31%, which is above the 3% test positivity needed for suppression.
c. Approximate Time to Receive Test Results: 1 to 2 days
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COVID-19: Brookings Epidemiology Weekly Video
UPDATED: January 4, 2021
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COVID-19: Local, Regional, and National Weekly Summary
UPDATED: January 10, 2021
Brookings County:
- Substantial spread
- 3,188 cases: 153 cases this week vs. 134 in previous week
- 233 active cases
- 110 ever hospitalized: 4 new admissions this week vs. 5 in previous week
- 31 total deaths – 1 death this week vs. 1 death in previous week
- Test positivity among people tested (38%) & among tests done (13%) continues to be high
- 2.8% of Brookings residents vaccinated vs. 2.4% last Sunday
South Dakota:
- Substantial spread (CDC definition)
- 103,318 cases: 2,786 cases this week vs. 3,142 in previous week
- 5,040 active cases
- 5,904 ever hospitalized: 172 admissions this week vs. 171 in previous week
- 237 people currently hospitalized (54 in ICU)
- 1,585 deaths: 72 deaths this week vs. 67 in previous week
- Test positivity among people tested (34%) & among tests done (9%)
- 4.2% of South Dakotans vaccinated vs. 3.0% last Sunday
USA:
- 22.7 million cases: 1.79 million new cases this week vs. 1.47 million in previous week
- 381,483 total deaths: 22,798 deaths this week vs. 18,764 in previous week
Worldwide:
- 90.0 million cases: 5.09 million cases this week vs. 4.26 million in previous week
- 1.93 million deaths: 90,606 deaths this week vs. 73,238 in previous week
COVID-19: Rankings (Top 10 Most Populous South Dakota Counties)
UPDATED: January 11, 2021
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COVID-19: Daily Data
UPDATED: January 19, 2021
Source: Bonny Specker, Ph. D., South Dakota State University, Division of Research and Economic Development
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COVID-19: Weekly Data
UPDATED: January 14, 2021
Source: Bonny Specker, Ph. D., South Dakota State University, Division of Research and Economic Development
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