We encourage all South Carolinians to safely celebrate this holiday season and to remember the importance of mental and emotional health. It’s important to take breaks from watching, reading, or listening to news stories and social media and to make time to unwind. DHEC and the South Carolina Department of Mental Health provide several resources for coping with the prolonged stress of this public health crisis.
Today’s cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- New confirmed/probable total cases: 2,260/96 Summary click here
- New confirmed/probable total deaths: 11/4 Summary click here
Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- Confirmed and probable cases: 263,392/21,636
- Confirmed and probable deaths: 4,662/381
- Tests performed for South Carolinians: 3,441,478
Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/COVID19testing)
- Testing opportunities available statewide: 223
Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)
- 10,218 individual test results reported statewide yesterday (not including antibody tests)
- 22.1% percent positive
Prisma Health CMO Answers Your Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccine
With the Covid-19 vaccine arriving in South Carolina, many people have questions. Today, Ambulatory Chief Medical Officer at Prisma Health, Saria Saccocio, takes time to answer our questions on the Covid-19 vaccine. When can we expect the vaccine to arrive? For Prisma Health, the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine arrived Tuesday (Dec. 15), following the…
