South Carolina recorded a single-day high for new coronavirus cases on Sunday, with more than 4,000 reported.
The state registered 4,370 new cases on December 25, with the delay due to the state policy of not reporting on major holidays, according to state officials. On Christmas Eve, the State Department of Health and Environment Control registered 2,550 new cases and 14 deaths.
The department also reported a test positivity rate of 23.5 percent on Sunday.
Today, DHEC announced 4,370 new confirmed cases and 0 new probable cases of COVID-19, 14 additional confirmed deaths and 2 new probable deaths. The positive percentage is 23.5% .https: //t.co/UtYJKanOuB
– SCDHEC (@scdhec) December 27, 2020
Today’s update below includes detailed summaries of cases and deaths on December 24 and 25. However, the cumulative totals and the positive percentage below, and the data on the website reflect the latest data reported on December 25.
– SCDHEC (@scdhec) December 27, 2020
Palmetto State saw an increase in coronavirus in December and a total of 288,892 cases since the start of the pandemic. The state recorded a total of 5,124 deaths.
Last week, Governor Henry McMaster (R) announced that he had tested positive shortly after his wife Peggy announced that she had been diagnosed days earlier.
“Peggy and I ask everyone to be extra careful during the Christmas holiday,” the governor said in a statement on Tuesday. “This virus spreads very easily.”
McMaster isolated himself after the first lady tested positive and had no close contact within 48 hours before his own positive test, according to his office.