South Carolina - Coronavirus COVID-19

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  • #361
SOUTH CAROLINA
Update - Friday, January 22

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | SCDHEC

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369,782 confirmed positive cases (+3,528)
Probable positive cases = 39,406

5,791 confirmed deaths (+23)
Probable deaths = 613

Total Tests Received - 4,555,905
Percent Positive - 28.4%
 
  • #362
SOUTH CAROLINA
Update - Saturday, January 23

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | SCDHEC

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373,399 confirmed positive cases (+3,435)
Probable positive cases = 40,390

5,855 confirmed deaths (+63)
Probable deaths = 624

Total Tests Received - 4,609,141
Percent Positive - 23.7%
 
  • #363
SOUTH CAROLINA
Update - Sunday, January 24

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | SCDHEC

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376,987confirmed positive cases (+3,450)
Probable positive cases = 41,338

5,915 confirmed deaths (+60)
Probable deaths = 632

Total Tests Received - 4,658,300
Percent Positive - 25.4%
 
  • #364
SOUTH CAROLINA
Update - Monday, January 25

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | SCDHEC

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379,775 confirmed positive cases (+2,736)
Probable positive cases = 41,642

5,920 confirmed deaths (+5)
Probable deaths = 632

Total Tests Received - 4,699,198
Percent Positive - 25.3%
 
  • #365
SOUTH CAROLINA
Update - Tuesday, January 26

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | SCDHEC

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381,812 confirmed positive cases (+1,993)
First time we've been under 2,000 daily cases since January 15
Probable positive cases = 41,855

5,944 confirmed deaths (+24)
Probable deaths = 634

Total Tests Received - 4,730,018
Percent Positive - 21.7%
Lowest percent positive rate since January 15
 
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Nation’s first 2 cases of South African COVID-19 variant detected in SC

"South Carolina health officials have discovered two cases of a COVID-19 variant first found in South Africa in the Palmetto State.These are the first two cases of this variant in the United States.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control said virus variants are common. All known variants of COVID-19 are “closely monitored for their ability to spread faster or cause more disease,” officials said.

While this variant does appear to spread more easily and quickly, at this time, there is no evidence that this variant causes more severe illness, health officials said. Officials also said experts agree the existing vaccines will work to protect the public from this variant."
 
  • #369
SOUTH CAROLINA
Update - Friday, January 29

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | SCDHEC

390,977 confirmed positive cases (+3,112)
Probable positive cases = 44,656

6,271 confirmed deaths (+37)
Probable deaths = 671

Total Tests Received - 4,856,499
Percent Positive - 25.0%
 
  • #370
SC teen dies from MIS-C, a COVID-19-related condition that affects children

"A 17-year-old from the Upstate died from MIS-C on Jan. 27, the Department of Health and Environmental Control reported . . .

While this is the state’s first death from MIS-C, there have been a total of 42 cases of the disease in the state since it was first reported in July 2020, DHEC said."
 
  • #371
MUSC doctor suspects S. African COVID-19 variant is more prevalent than data shows

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Health officials confirm the nation’s first cases of the South African strain of COVID-19 have been found in South Carolina.

One case was reported in an individual from the Lowcountry and another in an individual from the Pee Dee, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

However, some doctors believe there could be more unidentified cases spreading across the state.

“With no connection to each other, you have to assume these individuals got it from somebody else, so there are other people out there that likely have this infection,” MUSC’s Dr. Krutika Kuppalli said.

Kuppalli said she’s also concerned other variants, like one originating in the United Kingdom are already in South Carolina, though no cases have been confirmed at this point.

“We still haven’t found cases of the B117 variant…but all the states around us have cases, so that makes me suspicious we probably have that variant in South Carolina as well,” Kuppalli said.
 
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  • #373
SOUTH CAROLINA
Update - Saturday, January 30

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | SCDHEC

394,153 confirmed positive cases (+2,966)
Probable positive cases = 45,632

6,336 confirmed deaths (+65)
Probable deaths = 678

Total Tests Received - 4,907,411
Percent Positive - 24.8%
 
  • #374
SOUTH CAROLINA
Early Update - Sunday, January 31

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | SCDHEC

396,712 confirmed positive cases (+2,649)
Probable positive cases = 46,674

6,355 confirmed deaths (+23)
Probable deaths = 687

Total Tests Received - 4,961,393
Percent Positive - 21.4%
 
  • #375
SOUTH CAROLINA
Update - Monday, February 1

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | SCDHEC

DHEC: 2,130 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday, 210 deaths announced after system issue
"On Monday, DHEC reported a system upgrade issue in the agency’s Office of Vital Statistics has led to delays in deaths being reported. The deaths reported Monday have happened over the last several weeks. Some deaths date back to Oct. 18, but most deaths occurred in January."

398,892 confirmed positive cases (+2,130)
Probable positive cases = 47,024

6,564 confirmed deaths (+210) - not all in one day, see quote above
Probable deaths = 719

Total Tests Received - 4,997,535
Percent Positive - 21.6%
 
  • #376
SOUTH CAROLINA
Update - Tuesday, February 2

Awesome report today in South Carolina - hope it's a sign of things to come (and not another 'glitch')!

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | SCDHEC

400,472 confirmed positive cases (+1,554)
Probable positive cases = 47,432

6,599 confirmed deaths (+32)
Probable deaths = 719

Total Tests Received - 5,026,688
Percent Positive - 8.8% out of 25,112 tests - WOW! Hope that is not a typo on DHEC's report! Will double-check later.
 
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DHEC changing way COVID-19 percent positive is calculated

Dr. Linda Bell with DHEC said it is important to note that when changing methods, you cannot compare information from the old method (people over people) with the new method (tests over tests).

“It is important that people understand that while percent positive appears as a smaller number under the new way of calculating the rate, COVID-19 continues to spread at an elevated level in our state,” Bell said. “That smaller number is solely based on the change in the way we calculate the rate.”
 
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