Greenville Mayor Knox White and doctors with Prisma Health are holding a news briefing to address the rise in coronavirus cases in the state, as well as the vaccination process. Greenville continues to lead the nation in new Covid-19 infections for mid size cities.
Presentation Highlights
- Prisma Health has seen a 570 patients per day this week. The highest previous number was 320
- Greenville’s Positivity rate for testing is nearly 40%. We need to be around 5%
- 350 Prisma providers are currently out with Covid-19
- People 70 and older can now schedule vaccination appointments
- Greenville County has funded three mobile vans to facilitate vaccinations
- Per Prisma: Vaccines are Safe and Effective
- 22,000 vaccines have been delivered by Prisma
- Prisma averages 2,0000 vaccinations per day
- Vaccine doses are limited. The public needs to be patient as the vaccine is delivered to South Carolina
- Questions: 1-833-2PRISMA
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