FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 27, 2020
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced the following updates for COVID-19. Today’s update below includes detailed summaries of cases and deaths from December 24 and December 25th. However, the cumulative totals and positive percentage below, and the data on the website reflects the latest data reported on December 25. Tomorrow’s update will be on December 26th.
Today’s cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
On December 24, new confirmed cases / probable total: 2,550 / 27 Summary click here
Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19) from 25 December
- Confirmed and probable cases: 273,659 / 22,520
- Confirmed and probable deaths: 4,764 / 391
- Tests performed for Southern Carolinians: 3,571,920
Test opportunities (scdhec.gov/COVID19testing)
- Test opportunities available across the state: 136
Positive percentage (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard) from 25 December
- 18,600 individual test results reported across the state yesterday (not including antibody tests)
- 23.5% positive percent
Installation reports
The information above, as well as comprehensive reports on county-level information, demographics and more, are available at scdhec.gov/COVID19. The site is updated between 1 pm and 3 pm on weekdays and 11 am to 1 pm on weekends.
Visit scdhec.gov/COVID19vaccine for the latest vaccine information.
Additional information and resources
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