In The Moment ... April 23, 2020 Show 802 Hour 1 On March 27, Rapid City enacted an ordinance that called for the closure of most city businesses to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and help buy time for area health care workers to prepare for a surge in COVID-19 cases. It was one of the earliest and toughest set of restrictions in the state. Since March, Pennington County has 11 confirmed cases of the disease, eight people have fully recovered and the state Department of Health reports