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)

• New confirmed/probable total cases: 1,540/29  Summary click here
• New confirmed/probable total deaths: 18/0  Summary click here

Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)

• Confirmed and probable cases: 275,285/22,765
• Confirmed and probable deaths: 4,782/391
• Tests performed for South Carolinians: 3,587,445

Greenville County continues to lead the state in new infections:

• Dec. 26th: 531 cases
• Dec. 27: 247 cases
• Dec 28th: 228 cases

Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/COVID19testing)

• Testing opportunities available statewide: 282

Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)

• 5,397 individual test results reported statewide yesterday (not including antibody tests)
• 28.5% percent positive

Facility reports

• Hospital data (daily): scdhec.gov/COVID19hospitals
• Extended care facility data (Tuesdays and Fridays): scdhec.gov/nursinghomedata
• Assisted living visitation status (Tuesdays): scdhec.gov/nursinghomedata
• Private, public and charter schools (Tuesdays and Fridays): scdhec.gov/covid19schools

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