South Dakota, Sanford Health to hold clinical trials for hydroxychloroquine

Sanford Health and Gov. Kristi Noem announced a clinical trial that will look at whether the drug hydroxychloroquine is effective in treating COVID-19 in South Dakota. The announcement was made Monday, April 13, during a news conference. 'We are going to be the first state in the nation to run a statewide clinical trial on hydroxychloroquine,' Noem said. The controlled study will include 2,000 outpatient individuals exposed to COVID-19, according to a news release. Noem said that the state has attained 100,000 doses of the drug.