Today, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 680 new confirmed cases and 37 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 7 additional confirmed deaths and no new probable deaths.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 167,057, probable cases to 8,537, confirmed deaths to 3,653, and 243 probable deaths.
Confirmed and probable cases: please click here.
Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here.
Who Should Get Tested?
If you are out and about in the community, around others, or not able to
socially distance or wear a mask, we recommend that you get tested at
least once a month.
Routine testing allows public health workers to diagnose those who are
asymptomatic and interrupt the ongoing spread of the virus. Learn more
about who should get tested here.
406 Testing Opportunities Available Statewide
Testing for COVID-19 is essential because it helps identify people who
are infected with the virus, whether they have symptoms or not.
DHEC is working with community partners to set up mobile testing clinics
and make testing available in communities across the state. Currently,
there are 96 mobile testing events scheduled through December 23 and
there are 310 permanent COVID-19 testing facilities across the state.
Find a testing clinic or event near you at scdhec.gov/covid19testing.
Testing in South Carolina
As of yesterday, a total of 1,977,274 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 yesterday
statewide was 4,743 (not including antibody tests) and the percent positive was 14.3%.
Hospital Bed Occupancy
Hospitals report their information each day to the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services by way of TeleTracking, and that same
reporting is also provided to DHEC. Click here to view data from today’s TeleTracking report.
COVID-19 Information
For the latest information related to COVID-19 visit scdhec.gov/COVID-19. Visit scdmh.net for stress, anxiety and mental health resources from the S.C. Department of Mental Health.