About 1 out of every 1,500 people in South Dakota is in the hospital *right now* w/COVID
About 1 out of every 54 people in South Dakota is considered an active COVID case *right now*
The number of COVID patients in South Dakota hospital beds has increased by *51%* since the day before the election — 8 days ago!
South Dakota tourism ad posted a few weeks ago:
Sioux Falls mayor votes down mask mandate.
"I believe the small uptick we’ll see in compliance is not worth the community division that this will create" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/11/sioux-falls-mask-mandate-covid/
"I believe the small uptick we’ll see in compliance is not worth the community division that this will create" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/11/sioux-falls-mask-mandate-covid/
About 1 in 16 South Dakota residents have tested positive for COVID.