//DHEC Announces 981 New Covid-19 Cases in South Carolina :: November 16th

DHEC Announces 981 New Covid-19 Cases in South Carolina :: November 16th

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced the following COVID-19 updates.


Today’s cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19)


Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)

  • Confirmed and probable cases: 185,390/11,227
  • Confirmed and probable deaths: 3,873/270
  • Tests performed for South Carolinians: 2,348,090


Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/findatest)

  • Testing opportunities available statewide: 291


Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)

  • 6,688 individual test results reported statewide yesterday (not including antibody tests)
  • 14.7% percent positive


Facility reports


The information above as well as extensive reporting on county-level information, demographics and more is available at scdhec.gov/COVID19. The website is updated between 1 p.m.-3 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. weekends. Visit scdhec.gov/COVID19vaccine for the latest vaccine information.

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