COVID Update
There are more people in South Carolina hospitalized from COVID-19 than there have been since the pandemic began. The seven-day average of the percent of positive tests is the highest it has been with DHEC reporting a 31.4 percent positivity rate with 2,001 people hospitalized with the virus. Over the last week, more than 25% of test results have been positive.
Today’s cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- New confirmed/probable total cases: 2,323/87 Summary click here
- New confirmed/probable total deaths: 42/9 Summary click here
Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- Confirmed and probable cases: 280,024/23,451
- Confirmed and probable deaths: 4,846/403
- Tests performed for South Carolinians: 3,630,067
Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/findatest)
- Testing opportunities available statewide: 306
Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)
- 7,391 new individual test results reported statewide (not including antibody tests)
- 31.4% positive