Pierpont 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 Pierpont, 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 Pierpont
COVID 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 Coronavirus testing: What you need to know in Sioux Falls - Argus Leader
South Dakota has completed more than 100,000 tests for the new coronavirus since the onset of the pandemic earlier this year, and information on testing has changed over the last few months. More info »
Argus Leader - 07/22/2020 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 10:00amSouth Dakota coronavirus: The state is grappling with the nation’s highest postivity rate - CNN
South Dakota has highest positivity rate in the US More than 62,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and over 3,500 have been hospitalized, according to the state’s Covid-19 website . More info »
CNN - 11/17/2020 11:31amSouth 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