One more dies of the coronavirus in South Dakota, cases increase by 89

One more person has died of the coronavirus in South Dakota, and the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state increased by 89 on Wednesday.

South Dakota has a total of 137 COVID-19 deaths, according to the South Dakota Department of Health. 

The Davison County man who died of the coronavirus was in his 70s, according to the health department.

South Dakota has a total of 9,168 COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, according to the state health department. That doesn't include people who show symptoms or are asymptomatic but are not tested. A total of 1,664 test results were reported on Wednesday and the positive rate for coronavirus tests was 5.3%.

A total of 145,555 tests have been completed on 116,374 people and the state is 9% to its August goal of 44,233 tests.

The state has 951 active COVID-19 cases, the highest since early June. Recoveries statewide increased to 8,080. Ten more people have been hospitalized and 43 are currently hospitalized. The state health department says 856 total people have been hospitalized during the pandemic.

Cases in Minnehaha County increased by 27 to a total of 4,285, and Lincoln County's cases increased by six to a total of 588 cases, according to the state health department. Of the cases, 3,890 have recovered in Minnehaha County and 498 cases have recovered in Lincoln County.

Pennington County's cases increased by 10 on Wednesday, for a total of 858 cases. Brown County's cases increased by seven to 419 total on Wednesday. Brule County saw a five-case increase to 45 total and Meade County's cases increased by four to 82 total. Codington, Lawrence and Union counties had an increase of three cases each to 123 cases in Codington, 35 cases in Lawrence and 204 cases in Union.

Coronavirus patients are occupying 2% of staffed hospital beds in the state while 52% of hospital beds are available, according to the state health department. Coronavirus patients are occupying 3% of intensive care unit beds, and 39% of ICU beds are available. Five percent of ventilators are being used by coronavirus patients while 83% of the state's ventilator capacity is available.