April 7: South Dakota reports 32% of 16 and older population fully vaccinated against COVID-19

(KTIV) - South Dakota health officials are reporting 3,402 more residents have completed their COVID-19 vaccine series, with a total of 186,860 people in the state now fully vaccinated.

This means an estimated 32.16% of South Dakota's 16 and older population is fully vaccinated against the virus. The state's COVID-19 dashboard shows 47.08% of the state's adult population has received at least one dose of the vaccine.

So far, South Dakota has administered 460,688 of its allocated vaccines, with 212,061 being Moderna, 238,103 being Pfizer and 10,524 being Johnson & Johnson.

On April 7, health officials reported 295 more COVID-19 cases in South Dakota, 212 of which were confirmed. Currently, 2,419 active virus cases are in the state, an increase of 92 since yesterday.

Out of the 118,975 cases reported in South Dakota, 114,526 have recovered while 94 patients are hospitalized due to the virus.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 1,938 virus-related deaths have been reported in South Dakota. No additional COVID-19 deaths were reported on Wednesday.