The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced on Monday 525 new confirmed cases and 16 new probable cases of coronavirus, seven additional confirmed deaths and seven new probable deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 130,256, likely cases. up to 2424, up to 2922 confirmed deaths and 155 probable deaths. Confirmed and probable cases: click here. Confirmed and probable deaths: click here. Who should get tested? If you are in the community, around other people, or unable to distance yourself socially or wear a mask, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control recommends that you get tested at least once a month. Regular testing allows public health workers to diagnose those who are asymptomatic and to keep the virus from spreading. Learn more about who should be tested here. More than 550 testing opportunities are available across the state. Testing for COVID-19 is essential as it helps identify people infected with the virus and whether they have symptoms. HEC is working with community partners to create mobile clinic testing and make testing available in communities across the state. There are currently 323 mobile test events scheduled through October 29, and there are 233 permanent COVID-19 testing centers operating across the state. Find a clinic or testing event near you at scdhec.gov/covid19testing. South Carolina Testing As of yesterday, a total of 1,155,593 tests were conducted in the state. See South Carolina Test Breakdown Details on Data and Projections web page. DHEC Public Health Laboratory operates extended hours and tests samples seven days a week, and the current time frame for delivering results to public health laboratory workers is 24-48 hours. Percentage Positive The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC yesterday statewide was 5357 (excluding antibody tests), and the positive rate was 9.8%. Hospital Bed Filling Hospitals report their information daily to the US Department of Health and Human Services via TeleTracking, and the 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 resources on stress, anxiety and mental health from the SC Department of Mental Health. * As new information becomes available to the department, there may be some changes in cases. Cases are reported according to the county of residence of the person as provided to the department. DHEC’s COVID-19 Map will be adjusted to reflect any reclassified cases.
COLOMBIA, South Carolina –
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced on Monday 525 new confirmed cases and 16 new probable coronavirus cases, seven additional confirmed deaths and seven new probable deaths.
Thus, the total number of confirmed cases is 130 256, probable cases – 2424, confirmed deaths – 2 922 and 155 probable deaths.
Confirmed and probable cases: Press here.
Confirmed and probable deaths: Press here.
Who should get tested?
If you are in the community, around other people, or unable to distance yourself socially or wear a mask, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control recommends that you get tested at least once a month.
Regular testing allows public health workers to diagnose those who are asymptomatic and to keep the virus from spreading. Learn more about who should be tested here…
More than 550 testing opportunities available statewide
Testing for COVID-19 is important because it helps identify people infected with the virus, regardless of whether they have symptoms.
DHEC is working with community partners to create mobile testing clinics and make testing available in communities across the state. There are currently 323 mobile test events scheduled through October 29, and there are 233 permanent COVID-19 testing centers operating across the state. Find a testing clinic or event near you at scdhec.gov/covid19testing…
Testing in South Carolina
As of yesterday, 1,155,593 tests were conducted in the state. See a detailed breakdown of tests in South Carolina at Data and projections web page. The DHEC Public Health Lab is working on an extended schedule and tests samples seven days a week, and the Public Health Lab currently provides results to healthcare providers within 24-48 hours.
Percentage of positive results
The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC yesterday was 5,357 (excluding antibody tests) and the percentage of positives was 9.8%…
Hospital bed capacity
Hospitals report their information to the US Department of Health and Human Services on a daily basis via TeleTracking, and the same reporting is also provided to DHEC. Click here to view data from today’s TeleTracking report.
Information on COVID-19
For the latest information on COVID-19, visit scdhec.gov/COVID-19…Visit scdmh.net for resources on stress, anxiety and mental health from the SC Department of Mental Health.
* As new information becomes available to the department, some changes may occur. Cases are reported according to the county of residence of the person as provided to the department. DHEC’s COVID-19 Map will be adjusted to reflect any reclassified cases.
