Every day, The Greenville News publishes a new live story with the latest COVID-19 news relevant to our communities in the state. This is our COVID-19 news summary for February 12th. We will update this story only until the end of the day.
Map of coronavirus SC: An analysis of COVID-19 cases by county and postal code
Here’s what to know Friday
- The State Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 1,428 new confirmed cases and 84 new deaths across the state on Thursday.
- Most Upstate vaccines through Prism will be given at the former K-Mart site in Greenville. Consolidations would take place over a three-week schedule, starting on February 15 with consolidations in Greenville.
- State health officials said problems with sending vaccines earlier this week affected at least 14 facilities in South Carolina, including Prisma Health, and affected about a dozen states.
- The latest COVID-19 State Profile Report shows that South Carolina leads all states in new cases per 100,000 people last week, despite the drop in the number of cases and positivity rates.
- Greenville County Schools administrators came up with a plan to spend $ 38.5 million in COVID funds to remedy struggling students.
- Prisma Health says that delays in sending vaccines have resulted in delays and cancellations of vaccination appointments in the past two days.