by Carrie Moritz, Gazette
After sweeping through the area throughout November and December, COVID-19 has been on a downward trend in South Dakota, granting some relief to healthcare workers and officials.
This does not mean however, that the virus crisis is anywhere close to being gone. Just this weekend Big Ern’s Sports Cabin let all their customers know that after a positive COVID-19 test, owner Ernie Smith would be going into quarantine and that his bar & grill will be temporarily closed. Prayers of support and get-well messages from the community at large would be welcome.
"I would like to thank community members for the work they've done with mitigation and diligence to that mitigation, because it's showing in our numbers," said Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken at a press conference on Monday.
Cases, which hit a record high of 19,360 active cases throughout the state on November 15 with a positivity rate of over 20%, have been steadily dropping since then, hitting a low of 5,696 active cases statewide on December 31.
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