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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- It's easy to forget how serious Covid was. The virus killed more than three thousand people in South Dakota, the majority of them in 2021. Dr. Kevin Post, Avera's Chief Medical Officer, says it is important to remember what it was like in those days.
"I can remember walking through the halls of our intensive care units, our emergency rooms, just the volume of patients, the level of the gravity of the situation, and the toll that took on all of our health care workers. I think those of us who lived through it will never forget how that felt," said Dr. Post.
Right now it appears more people are testing positive for COVID-19, and both Avera and Sanford health systems are reporting an increase in patients with the illness. The good news is the strains of COVID-19 circulating right now are not as dangerous as the original virus.
"The current strains that are circulating do not seem to be quite as virulent, and they don't seem to be causing as much significance of an illness; however, we have seen a little bit of an increase in cases here over the last month or so," said Dr. Post.
Avera had about 5 to 10 patients in the entire Ave...
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