COVID hospitalization rate map from Statista.com.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — South Dakota COVID-19 hospitalization rate still remains on the lower end nationally.
The federal Department of Health and Human Services says South Dakota still has the 39th highest–or 11th lowest–hospitalization rate in the country.
However, South Dakota’s hospitalization rate has increased by 31% over the past 14 days.
Louisiana has the highest rate and has seen a 276% increase in hospitalizations.
Additional information from Statista, which also allowed use of the key graphic in this story:
- Infections with the coronavirus have been soaring to new heights in the United States. More than 5.5 million new cases were registered in the past seven days – by far surpassing all previous records – as the Omicron variant is making the rounds. The number of people hospitalized with coronavirus likewise hit new heights, surpassing 150,000 this week. Experts suspect that the more contagious variant will cause a smaller share of the infected to require ICU care, but considering the immense numbers, this group still consists of a lot of people.
