2nd child COVID-19 death reported in South Dakota
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/VOFV3LUTNNGLXIHZBBAA6ZW4NA.jpg)
Published: Jan. 18, 2022 at 3:24 PM CST
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota health officials reported a second COVID-19 child death as active cases continued to rise.
The Department of Health reported one additional death Tuesday. The latest victim was someone between the age of 0-9, according to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard. The state’s first child COVID-19 death was reported last Wednesday.
Officials also reported 2,267 new cases, with active cases rising almost 2,000 to 28,813.
Current hospitalizations fell by one to 348.
Copyright 2022 Dakota News Now. All rights reserved.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/EGZO6A7HGZB77BHNOLOY3ELRO4.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/A5J2X5G2CJBUZHLSI4IGIN5LXE.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/7HY5A3Y4YNEOVOJ2U7N4A32TQM.PNG)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/3QZ2KMHK4RHI5M7G6LN4T55SAU.bmp)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/FVR2TAQ53JL7TPZKPDD2NOJYFA.jpg)