The number of new COVID-19 cases in Moody County surpassed 400, but no deaths were reported this week.
South Dakota Department of Health statistics show there have been 417 positive cases in the county so far, with 103 active as of Monday. A week ago, the number of cases was 389, meaning there were an additional 28 cases this past week. The growth in local cases has slowed down some, compared with up to 60 new cases in a recent week.

So far, 304 people have recovered, and 1,484 have tested negative. Overall, 21 people have been hospitalized and 10 have died in the county.
As the number of the cases in Moody County started to escalate by dozens of new cases each week, both the Flandreau City Council and the Moody County Commission passed resolutions that asked residents to wear masks when they are in public and follow other CDC guidelines, such as good handwashing and physically distancing. The resolutions, which still are in pace, endorsed recommendations being advocated by Mask Up South Dakota, a group of medical and business organizations in the state that are encouraging people take precautions to help slow the spread of the virus.
At the Flandreau school, four students are out of school because they have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Two are in middle school, and two are in high school. No staff are currently positive.
An additional 25 students, a majority in the high school, have recovered as have 16 staff members.