Lemmon and other towns across South Dakota are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Lemmon, SD community.
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South Dakota COVID-19 Cases
South Dakota Total Coronavirus Cases: 282,895
South Dakota New Coronavirus Deaths:
South Dakota Total Coronavirus Deaths: 3,231
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Lemmon
Still No South Dakota Home Order Despite Outbreak At Smithfield Foods - NPR
An outbreak of COVID-19 at Smithfield Foods in Sioux Falls, S.D., has infected nearly 450 workers and caused the number of cases in the city to grow so quickly that ... South Dakota, or Lemmon, ... More info »
NPR - 04/14/2020 06:38amOur Towns: The Artists of Lemmon, South Dakota - The Atlantic
Larson lives in Lemmon, South Dakota—or more precisely, ... During this non-traveling COVID-19 era, I talked by phone and exchanged emails with Larson and a few of Lemmon’s artists. More info »
The Atlantic - 08/12/2020 12:00pmSouth Dakota’s coronavirus surge is turning nursing homes into a ‘battle zone’ - Center for Public Integrity
South Dakota may be past the worst of this COVID-19 surge. New coronavirus cases in the state are on the wane; vaccines are perhaps weeks away for nursing home residents at Tieszen and elsewhere. All ... More info »
Center for Public Integrity - 12/21/2020 10:00amCOVID in the Dakotas: A look at how coronavirus is 'as bad as it gets' - USA TODAY
South Dakota welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors to a massive motorcycle rally this summer, declined to cancel the state fair and still doesn't require masks. Now its hospitals are filling ... More info »
USA Today - 11/13/2020 10:01amSouth Dakota vs. Coronavirus - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal
The press is heaping scorn upon South Dakota’s Gov. Kristi Noem because she hasn’t imposed the blunt instrument of lockdown on her constituents. Time will tell if virus mortality in the Mount ... More info »
Wall Street Journal - 04/15/2020 05:29am