On Sunday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 1,281 new confirmed cases and 15 new probable cases of the new coronavirus COVID-19, seven additional confirmed deaths and two new probable deaths.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 163,143, probable cases to 7,535, confirmed deaths to 3,567 and 235 probable deaths.
Who should be tested?
If you are in the community, close to other people, or cannot socially distance yourself or wear a mask, DEHEC recommends that you get tested at least once a month.
Routine tests allow public health professionals to diagnose those who are asymptomatic and stop the continuous spread of the virus.
404 testing opportunities available across the state
Testing for COVID-19 is essential because it helps to identify people who are infected with the virus, whether or not they have symptoms.
DHEC is working with community partners to establish mobile testing clinics and make testing available in communities across the state. There are currently 113 mobile test events scheduled through December 23 and 291 permanent COVID-19 test facilities across the state. Find a clinic or test event near you at scdhec.gov/covid19testing.
Testing in South Carolina
As of Friday, a total of 1,880,529 tests have been carried out in the state. See a detailed analysis of the tests in South Carolina on the data and projections page.
The DHEC Public Health Laboratory is operating on an extended schedule and testing samples seven days a week, and the Public Health Laboratory’s current deadline for providing results to health professionals is 24 to 48 hours.
Occupation of hospital bed
Hospitals report their information daily to the United States Department of Health and Human Services via TeleTracking, and that same report is also provided to DHEC.
COVID-19 Information
For the latest information related to COVID-19, visit scdhec.gov/COVID-19. Visit scdmh.net for stress, anxiety and mental health resources from the SC Department of Mental Health.
As new information is provided to DHEC, some changes to the previously reported data may occur. DHEC’s COVID-19 online data will be adjusted to reflect any new information, so that the data and information is as current and accurate as possible at any time.
Source: DHEC