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Map of coronavirus SC: An analysis of COVID-19 cases by county and postal code
DHEC Launches Sunday’s COVID-19 Numbers
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 420 new confirmed cases and 30 new probable cases of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, 13 additional confirmed deaths on Sunday. No new probable deaths have been reported.
The total number of confirmed cases has already reached 134,494. The death toll is 3,028.
Greenville County reported 39 new confirmed cases, while Anderson County reported 24. Spartanburg County reported 3.
The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC Saturday across the state was 4,566 and the positive percentage was 9.2%.
DHEC Launches Saturday’s COVID-19 Numbers
South Carolina notified 706 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 40 probable cases on Saturday, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Greenville County had 68 confirmed cases and Anderson County 37, according to the agency.
DHEC also reported nine confirmed deaths and two likely deaths from the virus. Three of the confirmed deaths occurred in Anderson County and one in Greenville County.
There were 6,331 tests reported to DHEC yesterday, with 11.2% percent of people testing positive.
The total number of confirmed cases in the state is 134,052, with 3,188 probable cases, 3,017 confirmed deaths and 171 probable deaths.
Clemson COVID-19 dip boxes
Clemson University had 337 positive coronavirus tests this week out of 10,445 tests administered, the school said on Thursday.
The university’s positive test rate dropped from 4.4% in the week of September 6-12 to 3.2% this week.
Weekly numbers may change due to delayed or duplicate test results.
Clemson has had 2,020 individuals tested positive for the virus since testing began on June 5. Of these individuals, 93 are employees and 1,927 are students. Overall, 5.6% of people tested for the virus at university were positive.
Clemson University cancels Homecoming, announces new graduation dates
Clemson University canceled the welcome dance activities scheduled for October 23-24, including Tigerama and the annual parade.
The university also announced ceremonies for graduates from May and August, which will take place from 13 to 15 November at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville.
More than 4,000 students were tested for COVID-19 from September 11th to 13th, and less than 1% tested positive. Tests for students living off-campus started on Monday and 3.5% of the 8,000 results were positive.
Cases are expected to increase as school activities continue, University President Jim Clements wrote in an email.
Mask ordinances linked to the slowest spread of COVID-19, show DHEC data
The State Department of Health and Environmental Control released new data on Friday showing that areas with masked ordinances had a greater percentage reduction in cases of COVID-19 compared to locations that did not.
“This analysis of up-to-date data continues to show that jurisdictions with a masked law remain effective in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 when compared to jurisdictions without a law in place,” said Dr. Michael Kacka, a doctor at DHEC and medical director. “The data reinforces what we already knew: the proper use of masks helps to prevent the spread of this deadly virus.”
Almost 42% of South Carolina’s 2.1 million residents live in an area that requires a mask.
SC Supreme Court to hear arguments over Governor McMaster’s decision to send $ 32 million to private schools
The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Friday in Adams v. McMaster, a lawsuit originally opened on July 22 in Orangeburg County by public school educator Thomasena Adams, PhD., To challenge Governor McMaster’s proposal to send $ 32 million in discretionary funds from the CARES Act to private schools in South Carolina. South.
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The process will be broadcast live on scetv.org/live/supreme-court-south-Carolina
Here are the latest ones this weekend
- On Friday, DHEC announced 766 new confirmed cases and 36 new probable cases of the new coronavirus COVID-19, 21 additional confirmed deaths and no new likely deaths.
- Residents can track COVID-19 cases of students and staff at public and private universities in the state’s interior, by accessing their coronavirus panels, according to school websites.
- New claims for unemployment benefits fell last week in South Carolina and upstate.
- Prisma Health closed several of its COVID-19 test sites on Thursday due to heavy rain. All seven test sites at the hospital were canceled for Thursday and Friday, a note on the Prisma Health website said.