COVID-19: Brookings County
UPDATED: October 21, 2021
The South Dakota Department of Health COVID-19 page is updated weekly and has confirmed:
- Total Cases: 5,080
- Recovered Individuals: 4,916
- Active Cases: 126
- Spread Category: High
COVID-19: Brookings Epidemiology Bi-Weekly Video
Video Slides UPDATED: October 14, 2021
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COVID-19: Local, Regional, and National Weekly Summary
UPDATED: October 21, 2021
Weekly Updates:
Brookings County (Highest Level of Spread)
- 5,072 total cases: 43 new cases this week (high spread) vs. 47 in the previous week. The 60+ age group had the majority of cases this past week. Of the new cases this past week:
- 7% were under 20 years of age (vs. 25% last week)
- 23% were 20-39 years (vs. 34% last week)
- 30% were 40-59 years (vs. 30% last week)
- 40% were 60 years or older (vs. 11% last week)
- Since September 29th, the largest percentage increase in cases has been in the 0-9 year (7% increase, n=17) age group. However, the largest increase in cases has been in both the 20-29 and 30-39 year age groups (both with n=26).
- 128 active cases (152 last week)
- Test positivity (PCR) this past week was 4.0% compared to 4.3% last week – this is good. Ideally, you want this below 5%, and the lower, the better. A high percentage indicates there are likely many more cases out there – get
- 47% of both Brookings County residents and South Dakota residents are fully vaccinated (total population).
South Dakota (Highest Level of Spread)
- 151,554 cases: 2,217 new cases this week vs. 2,342 in the previous week. Of the new cases this past week:
- 23% were under 20 years of age (vs. 24% last week)
- 30% were 20-39 years (vs. 30% last week)
- 25% were 40-59 years (vs. 24% last week)
- 22% were 60 years or older (vs. 22% last week)
- 5,723 active cases (6,089 last week)
- Test positivity (PCR) dropped slightly this past week but is still high. This past week it was 12.9% compared to 14.0% the previous week. Ideally, you want this below 5%, and the lower, the better.
- 100 people were admitted to in-state hospitals this week vs. 115 last week. Of those admitted this past week:
- 2% were less than 20 years of age (vs. 3% last week)
- 14% were 20-39 years (vs. 17% last week)
- 21% were 40-59 years (vs. 21% last week)
- 63% were 60 years of age and older (vs. 58% last week)
- 200 people currently hospitalized vs. 207 hospitalized last week (53 currently in the ICU vs. 60 last week)
- 2,205 deaths: 28 deaths reported this week vs. 10 in the previous week. Of those who died this past week:
- 2 were 40-59 years
- 26 were 60 years of age & older
USA
- 45.99 million cases: 565,340 new cases this week vs. 649,967 in the previous week
- 748,652 total deaths: 11,063 deaths this week vs. 12,861 in the previous week
Worldwide
- 242.4 million cases: 3.01 million cases this week vs. 2.88 million in the previous week
- 4.93 million deaths: 50,696 deaths this week vs. 50,171 in the previous week
COVID-19: Weekly Data
UPDATED: October 21, 2021
Source: Bonny Specker, Ph. D., South Dakota State University, Division of Research and Economic Development
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