PIERRE, S.D (NewsDakota.com) – The South Dakota Department of Health is reporting the state’s first confirmed cases of Coronavirus virus.  There also is a reported death that may be related to the virus.

On Tuesday South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem held a press conference to announce that there are 5 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the state and 1 death.  Although Gov. Noem said that it’s not been confirmed that the person died from Covid-19.  She said the man from Pennington County was in his 60’s and did have other underlying health issues.

Beadle, Charles Mix, Davison, and Minnehaha are the other Counties with confirmed cases.  To find out the latest news about Covid-19 in South Dakota you can go to this website: https://doh.sd.gov/news/Coronavirus.aspx#news

Here is part of the press conference with Gov. Kristi Noem: