CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) Health/Medical Related Information

The Helpline Center has gathered the information below to assist in the COVID-19 pandemic response.

South Dakota’s Department of Health (SD DOH) – doh.sd.gov/COVID/

• Data Dashboard
• Your Health
  
  • Symptom Checker (for Apple devices)
• Community, Work and School
  • Return to Work/School Letter (use this form to request documentation of release from quarantine or isolation. This is for individuals only; employers/schools may not request a letter on behalf of someone else)
• Vaccination
  
  • Identification Tool (answer screening questions to determine when you can get vaccinated (aka your priority group) and how to contact your vaccine provider)
  • Chart of Availability Timeline
  • Priority Groups (visual)
  • Map (of vaccine providers by county)
• Healthcare Providers
• Updates/Infographics
  • Quarantine v.s. Isolation Infographic
  • Updated Quarantine Guidelines
  • Contact Tracing Infographic

Vaccine Information

• South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) vaccination updates/information
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for those who are fully vaccinated
• FREE Community COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Events
• Monument Health Vaccine Waitlist
  • Monument Health is no longer utilizing the waitlist. Individuals who have previously  signed up on the waitlist will be contacted via phone, email, or MyChart message.
    
• Info Sheets about Vaccinations in Spanish and Amharic/Nepali

Testing Information

• Mass Testing events/sites across our state, visit
  • covid.sd.gov/drivethrutesting
  • No cost, but results may take 3-5 days
• Rapid Testing sites, visit
  • COVID-19 Statewide Rapid Antigen Testing Sites
  • May have cost associated, but results within several hours
• For testing without a doctor’s click here 
• For testing through your health care provider, see information below regarding Health Systems in South Dakota

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) – cdc.gov/coronavirus

• Data – COVID Data Tracker (maps and charts tracking cases, deaths, and trends of COVID-19 in the U.S.). 
• Frequently Asked Questions (including contract tracing, funerals, testing questions, cleaning, pets and animals, etc).
• Business Guidance (Plan, prepare, respond – including cleaning, ongoing mitigation, prevention and support and communication/posters, social distancing)
• Travel Questions
• CDC issued it’s first set of recommendations on activities for people who are vaccinated.

Health Systems COVID Triage Lines in South Dakota

• Avera
  • 1-877-AT-AVERA (1-877-282-8372)
  • Or initiate a “web-encounter”/online screening tool by visiting: www.avera.org/covidhotline. Once that is complete, an Avera Covid-19 Hotline representative will call you to determine next steps.
• Monument Health (anyone in West River area)
  • 1-800-279-1466
  • For those experiencing mild symptoms and would like to schedule a test please click here.
• Sanford
  • (605) 333-4444
• Watertown Area
  • Click here for list
• If your health provider is not listed here, reach out to your local clinic. 
• For testing without a doctor’s click here 

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