COULD IMPACT US OVER THAT WEEKEND IN A FEW MINUTES. CAROL: TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC NOW. AND LOOKING AT THE LATEST NUMBERS OUT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. D-HEC REPORTED 907 NEW CONFIRMED CASES TODAY. THAT MAKES FOUR STRAIGHT DAYS OF CASE COUNTS UNDER 1000. D-HEC SAYS THOSE NEW CASES ACCOUNT FOR 15.7% OF THE 5700 TESTS THAT CAME BACK YESTERDAY. D-HEC ALSO REPORTED 35 ADDITIONAL D
South Carolina Announces Latest COVID-19 Update (August 13, 2020)
Updated: 6:17 PM EDT Aug 13, 2020
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Thursday 907 new confirmed cases and 27 new probable cases of coronavirus, 35 additional confirmed deaths and 11 new probable deaths.This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 103,051, probable cases to 858, confirmed deaths to 2,089, and 97 probable deaths.Confirmed and probable cases: please click here.Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here.Testing in South CarolinaAs of Wednesday, a total of 864,186 tests have been conducted in the state. See a detailed breakdown of tests in South Carolina on the Data and Projections webpage. DHEC’s Public Health Laboratory is operating extended hours and is testing specimens seven days a week, and the Public Health Laboratory’s current timeframe for providing results to health care providers is 24-48 hoursPercent PositiveThe total number of individual test results reported to DHEC Wednesday statewide was 5,762 (not including antibody tests) and the percent positive was 15.7%.More Than 140 Mobile Testing Clinics Scheduled StatewideAs part of our ongoing efforts to increase testing in underserved and rural communities across the state, DHEC is working with community partners to set up mobile testing clinics that bring testing to these communities. Currently, there are 141 mobile testing events scheduled through September 29 with new testing events added regularly. Find a mobile testing clinic event near you at scdhec.gov/covid19mobileclinics.Residents can visit scdhec.gov/covid19testing for information about getting tested at one of 222 permanent COVID-19 testing facilities across the state.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Thursday 907 new confirmed cases and 27 new probable cases of coronavirus, 35 additional confirmed deaths and 11 new probable deaths.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 103,051, probable cases to 858, confirmed deaths to 2,089, and 97 probable deaths.
Confirmed and probable cases: please click here.
Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here.
Testing in South Carolina
As of Wednesday, a total of 864,186 tests have been conducted in the state. See a detailed breakdown of tests in South Carolina on the Data and Projections webpage.
DHEC’s Public Health Laboratory is operating extended hours and is testing specimens seven days a week, and the Public Health Laboratory’s current timeframe for providing results to health care providers is 24-48 hours
Percent Positive
The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC Wednesday statewide was 5,762 (not including antibody tests) and the percent positive was 15.7%.
More Than 140 Mobile Testing Clinics Scheduled Statewide
As part of our ongoing efforts to increase testing in underserved and rural communities across the state, DHEC is working with community partners to set up mobile testing clinics that bring testing to these communities. Currently, there are 141 mobile testing events scheduled through September 29 with new testing events added regularly. Find a mobile testing clinic event near you at scdhec.gov/covid19mobileclinics.
Residents can visit scdhec.gov/covid19testing for information about getting tested at one of 222 permanent COVID-19 testing facilities across the state.