The resident has not been identified but was in the 60- to 69-year-old age group, the health department said.
The health department report also outlined 35 lab-confirmed flu cases and eight flu-related patient hospitalizations. Every year about 33 people die in South Dakota from the flu.
“Our sympathy is with the family. Their loss serves as a reminder to us all that influenza can be a very serious illness,” Joshua Clayton, an epidemiologist for the health department, said.
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