The P.1 variant of COVID-19, also called the Brazil variant, has been detected in South Dakota, according to a statement by the State Department of Health on Wednesday.
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Noem issues order banning vaccine passports in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has joined a handful of governors who have issued executive orders banning the development or use of COVID-19 vaccine passports in their states.
Burgum to lift COVID-19 emergency declaration in place more than a year
Gov. Doug Burgum on Wednesday announced he is lifting the state’s coronavirus emergency declaration at the end of the month, noting that the state has no enforced pandemic-related business or event restrictions in place and that officials have shifted their…
North Dakota to lift COVID-19 emergency at end of month
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Wednesday he will lift the state’s COVID-19 emergency declaration at the end of the month as the state is changing its focus to increasing vaccination rates.
North Dakota, Manitoba announce joint border vaccine program
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister unveiled a plan Tuesday to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to Manitoba-based truck drivers transporting goods to and from the United States.
State's top health official, doctors urge all adults to get COVID-19 vaccine
The state Department of Health and healthcare systems came together Tuesday to encourage South Dakotans to receive a COVID-19 vaccination if they have not already.
New teen drivers license law to take effect July 1 in state
Changes to teen driver’s license laws resulting from a 2020 state Senate bill will take effect July 1 after Gov. Kristi Noem pushed back implementation of the law for a year due to COVID-19.
North Dakota COVID-19 data rises as vaccinations level off; cross-border program unveiled
Active cases of COVID-19 as well as coronavirus-related hospitalizations and deaths all have increased in North Dakota, and the rise in the percentage of the state’s population that has been vaccinated against the virus has begun to level off, according…
North Dakota COVID-19 data rises as vaccinations level off; cross-border program unveiled
Active cases of COVID-19 as well as coronavirus-related hospitalizations and deaths all have increased in North Dakota, and the rise in the percentage of the state’s population that has been vaccinated against the virus has begun to level off, according…
Event Center schedules first live, in-person concert since start of pandemic
The Bismarck Event Center has scheduled its first live, in-person concert since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with a performance by country music star Lee Brice set for June.