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 December 30th. We will update this story only until the end of the weekend.
Map of coronavirus SC: An analysis of COVID-19 cases by county and postal code
31.4% positive percent of COVID-19 test results reported to DHEC
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 2,323 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 42 new deaths on Wednesday. The department also reported 87 new probable cases of COVID-19.
Of 42 new deaths, 16 of them come from Spartanburg County.
Of the 7,391 results of the COVID-19 test reported to the DHEC on Wednesday, 31.4% were positive.
The state’s cumulative total is 280,024 confirmed cases, and there were 4,846 confirmed deaths. In addition, there were 23,451 probable cases and 403 probable deaths.
Greenville County, the most populous of the state’s 46 counties, leads the state with the highest number of confirmed cases every day since November 6, and had 429 new cases confirmed in the DHEC Wednesday report. Greenville County, which accounts for 10.2% of the state’s population according to Census estimates, was responsible for 18.4% of reported cases.
The municipality of Pickens, which represents 2.5% of the state’s population, was responsible for 6.28% of the cases (146). Spartanburg, which accounts for 6.2% of the state’s population and had the second highest number of cases, accounted for 6.4% of new cases (149), and Anderson, who accounts for 3.9% of the population, represented 5 , 1% of cases (119).
Meanwhile, DHEC reported on Wednesday that the percentage of vaccinations across the state for doses received by the federal government is 31% – up from the national average of 19% and almost double that of other southeastern states.
Based on the panel and current reports, utilization rates (doses administered and doses allocated or sent for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine) indicate:
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South Carolina: 35,158 / 112,125 (31%)
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North Carolina 63,500 / 323,125 (20%)
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Georgia: 52,242 / 372,900 (14%)
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Alabama: 20,354 / 128,175 (16%)
Greenville’s New Year’s party plans change amid rising COVID
Mayor Knox White called for state law enforcement to help Greenville police comply with COVID-19 rules on wearing masks, alcohol consumption and capacity limits on New Year’s Eve – a change that occurs when hospital beds throughout the state and frontline workers are tense.
During a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, after plans for various parties to circulate on social media, White and officials from the Greenville Police Department and the area’s largest hospital systems asked people not to attend New Year’s Eve parties with people. outside their homes.
The county leads the state in new cases of COVID-19, they pointed out, and fear the parties will increase the spread of the deadly virus.
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COVID-19 vaccinations given to residents of the Spartanburg nursing home
Joann Burriss is sitting in his quiet room when two pharmacists suddenly enter.
They wear gloves, protective vest, face shield and masks. They push a cart carrying syringes and vials of clear liquid.
The 87-year-old man knows why he is here.
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