February 15, 2023: COVID Weekly Data Update

Association between COVID-19 and Risk for Diabetes After Infection: Vaccination May Reduce the Risk

An increased risk of diabetes following COVID infection, which was reported early in the pandemic, has persisted into the Omicron period.  Data from a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) indicates that this risk of developing type 2 diabetes following a COVID infection is lower among vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated people.  The article was discussed in Medscape and is available here.

The graph below (from cited article) shows the frequency of newly diagnosed cases of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension that occurred 90 days before and 90 days after COVID-19 infection in the total population of 23,709 patients (A), in a subset of 14,856 patients who were unvaccinated prior to infection (B), and in a subset of 8,853 patients who were vaccinated prior to infection (C). The benchmark conditions were urinary tract infection and gastroesophageal reflux; these conditions were used as a marker of, or to control for, the influence of healthcare engagement since they have been found to be unrelated to COVID-19. 

When comparing the risk of newly diagnosed diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension to the risk of the benchmark conditions, only the risk for new-onset diabetes was significant.  In addition, the risk for diabetes after COVID-19 infection was higher among those who had not been vaccinated compared with those who had received the vaccine.

Updates:

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Brookings County (low community level; high community transmission [% test positivity = 40% vs. 37% last week])

• Only 18% of people 18 years of age and older in Brookings County have received the updated bivalent booster (link to data here). 
• 9,425 total cases:  44 new cases this week vs. 52 in the previous week.  Of the new cases this past week:
  • 23% were under 20 years of age (vs. 22% in previous week)
  • 48% were 20-39 years (vs. 22% in previous week)
  • 11% were 40-59 years (vs. 18% in previous week)
  • 18% were 60 years or older (vs. 38% in previous week)
• 254 Brookings County residents have been hospitalized with COVID: 0 hospitalizations posted this past week compared to 4 in the previous week. 
• Currently, the percentage of staffed beds that are COVID-occupied in the Sioux Empire region is 3.8% (compared to 4.3% last week), and 16.8% of the total hospital beds are available (compared to 24.5% last week).
• 64 Brookings County residents have died of COVID:  no new deaths were reported this past week compared to no deaths in the previous week.

South Dakota (low community level; high community transmission [% test positivity = 25%+ vs. 25%+ last week])

• Only 21% of people 18 years of age and older in South Dakota have received the updated bivalent booster (link to data here). 
• 276,655 cases: 983 new cases this week vs. 996 in the previous week. Of the new cases this past week:
  • 16% were under 20 years of age (vs. 29% in previous week)
  • 25% were 20-39 years (vs. 26% in previous week)
  • 23% were 40-59 years (vs. 22% in previous week)
  • 36% were 60 years or older (vs. 33% in previous week)
• 12,458 South Dakota residents have been admitted to in-state hospitals with COVID: 41 were admitted this week vs. 41 last week. Of the new hospital admissions this past week:
  • 0% were under 20 years of age (vs. 0% in previous week)
  • 7% were 20-39 years (vs. 10% in previous week)
  • 7% were 40-59 years (vs. 7% in previous week)
  • 86% were 60 years or older (vs. 83% in previous week)
• 73 people are currently hospitalized vs. 66 last Wednesday (10 currently in the ICU vs. 8 last week).
• Currently, the percentage of staffed beds statewide that are COVID-occupied is 3.4% (compared to 3.1% last week), and 34.4% of the total hospital beds are available (compared to 35.8% last week).
• 3,167 South Dakotans have died from COVID:  14 new deaths reported this week vs. 1 in the previous week.  Of the deaths reported this past week:
  • 1 was 40-59 years (vs. 0 in previous week)
  • 13 were 60 years or older (vs. 1 in previous week)

USA

• 104.8 million cases:  265,779 new cases this week vs. 340,511 in the previous week
• 1.14 million total deaths:  3,441 deaths this week vs. 4,025 in the previous week

Worldwide

• 677.8 million cases: 1.29 million cases this week vs. 1.39 million in the previous week
• 6.78 million deaths: 9,735 deaths this week vs. 12,186 in the previous week 

Take care of yourself and each other.

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