SOUTH DAKOTA HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING CAUTION OUTDOORS AS LABOR DAY WEEKEND APPROACHES WITH WEST NILE VIRUS CASES REACHING THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2018.
THE STATE HAS CONFIRMED 26 HUMAN CASES AND TWO DEATHS SO FAR THIS YEAR — MOST LINKED TO A WET SUMMER AND ACTIVE MOSQUITO SEASON.
POSITIVE MOSQUITO POOLS HAVE BEEN FOUND AROUND THE STATE.
NATIONWIDE, MORE THAN 300 CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED, WITH SOUTH DAKOTA AMONG THE HARDEST-HIT STATES.
