SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — The number of South Dakotans testing positive for COVID-19 keeps growing.
The South Dakota Department of Health reports Sunday that the number of coronavirus cases has increased by 28, bringing the total to 240.
This is the fourth day in a row of increases of at least 20 cases.
Minnehaha county leads the state with 104 confirmed cases.
Minnesota COVID-19 cases have grown by 70.
As of Sunday, Minnesota has 935 positive tests for coronavirus.
451 no longer need to be isolated and 29 have died to date.
Iowa has 787 cases of coronavirus. 14 have died.
There have been 7 cases in Sioux County, 3 in O’Brien, and 1 in Lyon.
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South Dakota:
A South Dakota lawmaker who contracted the coronavirus along with several other family members has died. State Rep. Bob Glanzer had fallen ill almost two weeks ago. His family reported his death Friday night.
Glanzer’s wife, brother-in-law and sister-in-law were all afflicted with the virus as part of an early cluster around the small town of Huron. His niece also died of it.
Glanzer was a retired agriculture loan officer and a past manager of the South Dakota State Fair.
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Minnesota:
Countless doctors and nurses who face an increased risk of exposure to the coronavirus are moving away from their families to protect them. Health care providers have moved to campers, hotel rooms, tents, garages and other temporary housing as they risk exposure to a virus that has claimed tens of thousands of lives worldwide.
Some hotels have offered them free rooms, and social media is full of efforts to match medical professionals with housing. The extra layer of isolation means those on the frontlines are sacrificing even more, as they can’t be with loved ones for emotional support during this stressful time.
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Iowa:
The Iowa Supreme Court has issued an order suspending grand jury hearings and criminal jury trials until mid-July in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Chief Justice Susan Christensen issued the order Thursday that says trials and hearings already in progress will continue. But those that have not begun and are scheduled to begin over the coming weeks have been postponed.
Non-jury criminal trials, in which a judge issues a verdict, are scheduled to resume June 1 under the order. Grand juries and jury trials scheduled through June are now pushed back until at least July 13.
(The Associated Press and Rich Keller, KELO.com News, contributed to this story.
