SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Over 1,900 lives have been lost to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Dakota. We’ve been telling their stories since last April. To honor them a year later, we share a snippet of their stories here through the words of some of the people who know them best.

Follow this link to find their full stories, as well as stories of other lives taken by COVID-19 .