Week by week: COVID-19 cases in South Dakota

New York Times

This outsized serving of nuttiness reported in Gov. Kristi Noem issues claim that South Dakota has proven a point during COVID-19 pandemic: Lockdowns are 'useless'.  (USA Today, 10/5/2020)

Total tests (positive and negative):  414,889

• Feb 11-17:          5,248
• Feb 4-10:            5,274
• Jan 28-Feb 3:      5,157
• Jan 21-27:           5,867
• Jan 14-20:           6,144
• Jan 7-13:             8,258
• Dec 31-Jan 6:     7,582
• Dec 24-30:         6,333
• Dec 17-23:         9,512
• Dec 10-16:       10,642
• Dec 3-9:           11,932
• Nov 26-Dec 2: 14,186
• Nov 19-25:       17,381 
• Nov 12-18:       17,853
• Nov 5-11:         16,324
• Oct 29-Nov 4:  15,500
• Oct 22-28:        15,046
• Oct 15-21:        12,927
• Oct 8-14:          13,541
• Oct 1-7:            18,011
• Sep 24-30:        19,475
• Sep 17-23:        18,532
• Sep 10-16:        19,957
• Sep 3-9               8,964
• Aug 27-9/2:      10,880
• Aug 20-26:         6,718
• Aug 13-19:         7,419
• Aug 6-12:           7,251

Week by week number of new cases

• Feb 11-17:               826  (up 33% from previous week) 
• Feb 4-10:                 620 (down 45%)
• Jan 28-Feb:           1,131 (down 22%)
• Jan 21-27:             1,445 (down 23%)
• jan 14-20:             1,868 (down 26%)
• Jan 7-13:               2,511 (down 26%)
• Dec 31-Jan 6:       3.414 (up 109%) 
• Dec24-30:            1,630 (down 59%)
• Dec 17-23:           4,037 (down 12%)
• Dec 10-16:           4,580 (down 21%) 
• Dec 3-9:               5,820 (down 3%)    
• Nov 26-Dec 2:     6,071 (down 19%)
• Nov 19-25:          7,471  (down 25%)
• Nov 12-18:          9,975  (up 23%)
• Nov 5-11:            8,095  (up 4%)
• Oct 29-Nov 4:    7,791  (up 12%)
• Oct 22-28:          6,956  (up 44%) 
• Oct 15-21:          4,829  (up 12%)
• Oct 8-14:            4,309  (up 59%)
• Oct 1-7:               2,707  (down 2%) 
• Sep 24-30:          2,755  (up 17%)
• Sep 17-23:          2,343  (up 36%)
• Sep 10-16:          1,720  (up 10%)
• Sep 3-9:              1,568  (down 27%)
• Aug 27-Sep 2:   2,152  (up 67%)
• Aug 20-26:        1,285  (up 71%)
• Aug 13-19:           751  (up 16%) 
• Aug 6-12:             647  (up 23%)
• Jul 30-Aug 5:       526  (down 7%)
• July 23-29:           564  (up 33%)
• July 16 -22:          425  (up 4%)
• July 9-15:             410  (down 1%)
• July 2-8:               416  (up 2%)
• Jun 25-Jul 1:        407  (up 10%)
• June 18-24:          369  (down 17%)
• June 11-17:          446  (up 1% )
• June 4-10:            442  (down 2%)
• May 28-June 3:    452  (down 15%)
• May 21-27:          533  (up 20%)
• May 14-20:          445
• May 7-13:            953
• Apr 30-May 6:     632
• April 23 -29:        289
• April 16-22:         690
• April 9-15:           775

COVID Tracking Project

More info found at this lame site:  South Dakota Department of Health

Deaths reported:

As of March 25 -      1

As of April     1 -      2

As of April     8 -      6  (+    4)

As of April   15 -      6  (+    0)

As of April   22 -      8  (+    2)

As of April   29 -    13  (+    5)

As of May      6 -    29  (+  16)

As of May    13 -    39  (+  10)

As of May    20 -    46  (+    7)

As of May    27 -    54  (+    8)

As of June      3 -    62  (+    8)

As of June    10 -    69  (+    7)

As of June    17 -    78  (+    9)

As of June    24 -    84  (+    6)

As of July       1-     93  (+    9)

As of July       8 -    98  (+    5) 

As of July     15 -  111  (+  13)

As of July     22 -  119  (+    8)

As of July     29 -  129  (+  10)

As of Aug       5 -  137  (+    8)

As of Aug     12 -  147  (+  10)

As of Aug     19 -  155  (+    8)

As of Aug     26-   162  (+    7) 

As of Sep        2-   169  (+    7)

As of Sep        9 -  173  (+    4)

As of Sep      16 -  192  (+  19)

As of Sep      23-   202  (+  10)

As of Sep      30 -  223  (+  21)

As of Oct        7 -  258  (+  35)

As of Oct      14 -  304  (+  46)

As of Oct      21-    333  (+  29)

As of Oct      28-    386  (+  53)

As of Nov       4-    460  (+  74)

As of Nov     11 -   567  (+107)

As of Nov     18 -   674  (+107)

As of Nov     25 -   849  (+175)

As of Dec       2 -   995  (+146)

As of Dec       9 - 1,177 (+182)

As of Dec     16 - 1,300 (+123)

As of Dec     23-  1,389 (+  89)

As of Dec     30 - 1,464 (+  75)

As of Jan        6 - 1,519 (+  55)

As of Jan      13 - 1,604 (+  85)

As of Jan      20 - 1,667 (+  63)

As of Jan      27 - 1,730 (+  63)

As of Feb       3 - 1,782  (+ 52)

As of Feb     10 - 1,815  (+ 33 )

As of Feb     17 - 1,844  (+ 29)

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Related reading:

Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5/20/2020

The Guardian, 5/13/2020

Sioux Falls Argus Leader headlines 5/7/2020)

Sioux Falls Argus Leader headlines (4/30/2020)

Sioux Falls Argus Leader headlines (4/26/2020)

Sioux Falls Argus Leader headlines (4/23/2020)

Sioux Falls Argus Leader headlines (4/20/2020)

Related reading:

South Dakota Meat Plant Is Now Country’s Biggest Coronavirus Hot Spot.  (The New York Times, 4/15/2020)

Before the Smithfield pork factory in Sioux Falls became the radiating core of South Dakota’s coronavirus outbreak, with more than 640 cases linked to the plant, it had been a kind of beacon of American prosperity for tens of thousands of employees who landed on the high prairie from Africa, East Asia and Latin America. But the opportunities were not obtained easily.

Smithfield Foods

Sioux Falls Argus Leader headlines (4/14/2020)