SOUTH DAKOTA’S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING THE STATE’S FIRST TWO FLU DEATHS OF THE 2025/26 SEASON.
BOTH PATIENTS WERE ELDERLY MINNEHAHA COUNTY RESIDENTS.
THE STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST SAYS FLU ACTIVITY IS INCREASING STATEWIDE.
THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 28-HUNDRED CONFIRMED FLU CASES AND 150-OR-SO HOSPITALIZATIONS SO FAR THIS SEASON IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE ILLNESS BY WASHING THEIR HANDS REGULARLY, COVERING THEIR COUGHS, AND GETTING VACCINATED.
