SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — As we approach the end of the week, South Dakota has now had 129 positive COVID-19 cases, with 51 recovered.
Minnesota has 689 positive cases, with 342 recovered.
And Iowa has 549 cases, with 303 recovered.
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South Dakota:
South Dakota health officials report one more person has died after contracting the coronavirus and 21 more people have tested positive. The family of Mari Hofer say that she died suddenly on Saturday. She was 51 years old.
Her husband, Quint Hofer, told The Associated Press he received the positive results of a COVID-19 test on Tuesday. Her death is the second death from the coronavirus in South Dakota. The first was a man in his 60s who died March 9. Health officials report 129 people have tested positive in the state and 51 have recovered.
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Minnesota:
Gov. Tim Walz will deliver his postponed State of the State address on Sunday evening at 7 p.m., He says he’s looking forward to speaking directly to Minnesotans during this uncertain time.
The governor says he’ll deliver the speech alone with a remote camera from the Governor’s Residence, where he’s been self-quarantining since a member of his security detail tested positive for COVID-19.
Minnesotans can view the address on YouTube Live and participating media outlets. Walz was originally going to deliver his State of the State address to the Legislature on March 23 but canceled it amid the outbreak.
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Iowa:
Gov. Kim Reynolds and an aide are pushing back against a research model that forecasts that Iowa will see a late peak in coronavirus cases, nearly 1,400 deaths by August and a huge shortage of intensive care unit beds.
Reynolds and Department of Public Health Deputy Director Sarah Reisetter said Wednesday that the model from the University of Washington researchers doesn’t consider some of Iowa’s efforts to stop the spread, including school and business closures. They say they still expect Iowa’s cases to peak in mid to late April, which would be earlier than the April 30 date that the model projects.
(The Associated Press contributed to this story.)
