There were 22 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 13, making up 29.7% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.
South Dakota's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Aug. 13, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were less than 10 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in South Dakota during the week ending Aug. 27, 2022, an increase over the previous week.
There were less than 10 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 13, making up less than 13.5% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.
There were less than 10 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 13, making up less than 13.5% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.
South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo and the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Friday released the summary of the August 9, 2022, officer involved shooting of Jacob Michael James of Sioux Falls, 21, by a Sioux Falls Police Department (SFPD) Detective and a Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Investigator after he (James) pointed a firearm and shot at the MCSO Investigator multiple times. The report found that the officers involved in the shooting were justified in using lethal force.
There were less than 10 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 13, making up less than 13.5% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.
There were less than 10 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 13, making up less than 13.5% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.
The eighth cohort of Build Dakota Scholarship Fund students will begin classes this month, helping to fill the gap of essential workforce needs for South Dakota.
There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 13, making up less than 13.5% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.
There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 13, making up less than 13.5% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.
There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 6, making up less than 22.7% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.
Governor Kristi Noem and 14 of her fellow Republican governors issued a joint statement opposing efforts that would disrupt the new school year, saying that any delay in school schedules hurts the educational process of children.