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Update - Tuesday, July 21, 2:45pm

56 additional coronavirus-related deaths reported in SC; 1,203 total since March

73,101 confirmed positive cases (+1,870)
Probable positive cases = 236

1,203 confirmed deaths (+56)
Probable deaths = 18

"Total Tests Received" - 648,663
Percent Positive - 22%
DHEC says "When the percent positive is high, it may indicate that there isn't enough testing being performed to capture how much disease is in the community and testing may be focused on people who are more severely ill. When the percent positive is low, it may indicate that more widespread testing is being performed and the percent positive may more accurately reflect how much disease is present in the community."

SC Testing Data & Projections (COVID-19) | SCDHEC
 
South Carolina reports 56 additional deaths, 1,800+ new COVID-19 cases

“As part of the new “Mask Up” statewide campaign aimed at encouraging youth and young adults to embrace wearing a face mask in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, DHEC is offering free mask content that anyone can share on social media to encourage their friends and followers to wear a face covering in public.

Social media posts, graphics, and videos to be shared online can be found at scdhec.gov/staySCstrong.”

* This is exactly what we need more of wrt to “community engagement”, which is huge part of suppressing transmission.
 
SOUTH CAROLINA
Update - Thursday, July 23, 2:15 pm

SC coronavirus case numbers nearing 76,500; deaths nearing 1,300

76,315 confirmed positive cases (+1,538)
Probable positive cases = 291

1,294 confirmed deaths (+49)
Probable deaths = 40

"Total Tests Received" - 669,445
Percent Positive - 20.9%

SC Testing Data & Projections (COVID-19) | SCDHEC
Interesting chart at DHEC that shows deaths by date of death, not by date reported.

COVID19-Death_Date_and_Death_Event_Date-7-23-20_Cumulative_2.PNG
 
SOUTH CAROLINA
Update - Friday, July 24, 2:40 pm

Nearly 2,000 additional coronavirus cases; 1 more case of MIS-C reported Friday
"One additional case is reported of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. The child is under the age of 10 from the Upstate region. This brings the total number of MIS-C cases in South Carolina to five."

78,298 confirmed positive cases (+1,921)
Probable positive cases = 309

1,339 confirmed deaths (+46)
Probable deaths = 46

"Total Tests Received" - 680,947
Percent Positive - 21.6%

SC Testing Data & Projections (COVID-19) | SCDHEC
 
DHEC rolls out guidance on COVID-19 testing, when to relax nursing home visitation rules

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is giving long term care facilities new guidelines on testing, and the possibility of bringing back visitors.

On Friday, July 24 the Department finalized and distributed the guidance.

It focuses primarily on expanding testing for patients and staff as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on.

It also takes into account the spread of COVID-19 in the community and the access to Personal Protective Equipment for workers.

The guidance does not lay out a timeline for the resumption of nursing home visitations but asks each nursing home to establish a plan and consider conditions before opening up.
 
South Carolina DHEC has a "Community COVID-19 Engagement Survey" they'd like for you to fill out.

COVID-19 Community Engagement Survey
"The information you provide will help the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control support COVID-19 response initiatives across the state. Your input is valuable and greatly appreciated."
 
Highlights from South Carolina Gov. McMasters Wednesday press conference: McMaster urges strengthening of local face mask ordinances, allows entertainment venues to open under conditions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - On Wednesday, Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order that is aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19 in South Carolina.

The governor also called on counties and municipalities to strengthen current face mask ordinances. This strengthening of the face mask ordinances will go into effect on Monday, August 3.

“We are hoping for the best but we need to prepare for the worst, and the way to prepare for the worst is to have local leadership involved in stopping the spread of this virus,” said McMaster.

McMaster is also requiring employees and those who enter government offices to wear a mask while inside the building.

Under the new executive order, restaurants are now required to follow the guidelines issued by accelerateSC. That means employees and customers will be required to wear masks and tables will have to be six feet apart. There should also be no more than eight customers per table. The order also prohibits no standing or congregating in bar areas in restaurants. Dine-in services at restaurants will also be limited to 50% occupancy.

“These restaurant guidelines are enforceable by the state government and that is through the S.L.E.D., the department of revenue and DHEC,” said McMaster.

In Wednesday’s executive order, McMaster also announced entertainment-like venues such as stadiums, festivals, movie theaters, parades, concerts, stadiums, arenas, coliseums, auditoriums, grandstands, amphitheaters, gymnasiums, concert halls, dancehalls, performing arts centers, racetracks can reopen for business on August 3. However, these businesses must operate at 50% or less capacity or cannot have crowds of more than 250 people. Social distancing must be practiced. Cleaning and hygiene practices must be enacted as recommended by accelerateSC. Alcohol sales at these venues must also end at 11 p.m.

ETA: This is 'accelerateSC' mentioned in the PC: Home | accelerateSC
 
Is SC‘s curve plateauing? It’s too early to tell, but masks help.

"For the past couple of weeks, South Carolina has seen new daily COVID-19 cases fluctuate around an average between one and two thousand. However, is this an indication that cases are trending in the right direction in the Palmetto State?

University of South Carolina biostatistician Stella Self has been closely examining the data from DHEC. "It's too early to say we are going down, I have a little more confidence in saying we are plateauing but that's too early to say for sure," Self said.

She said the case numbers she was seeing from about six weeks ago scared her, so she is optimistic because those sharp increases didn't continue. She thinks one of the reasons there was a shift in the trend is because some municipalities enacted mask ordinances."
 
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