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 1, 2020. We will update this story only until the end of the day.
Map of coronavirus SC: An analysis of COVID-19 cases by county and postal code
Greenville County has had the most confirmed cases of SC every day since November 6
The State Department of Health and Environmental Control reported on Tuesday 1,297 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 new deaths. The department also reported 23 new probable cases of COVID-19.
The state’s cumulative total is 205,004 confirmed cases, and there were 4,091 confirmed total deaths. In addition, there were 13,908 probable cases and 313 probable deaths.
Of the 7,375 COVID-19 test results reported to DHEC on Monday, 17.6% were positive.
Among South Carolina’s 46 counties, Greenville County led the state with the highest number of confirmed cases for 26 consecutive days every day since November 6. Greenville was responsible for 237 new cases confirmed in the DHEC report on Monday. Greenville County, which accounts for 10.2% of the state’s population according to the latest Census estimates, was responsible for 18.2% of reported COVID-19 cases.
Spartanburg, which represents 6.2% of the state’s population, was responsible for 9.6% of new cases (125). Anderson, who represents 3.9% of the population, accounted for 6.09% of new cases (79), and Pickens, who accounts for 2.5% of the population, accounted for 5.6% of new cases (73).
Some churches are returning to worship online
According to Travelers Rest United Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church of Greer made a decision on Monday to return to the online based service.
Greenville County has had most cases confirmed in SC every day since November 6. Traveler’s Rest United Methodist Church said based on the growing number of COVID-19 cases in Greenville County that they decided to return to the online service for two weeks.
Clemson will require weekly tests for all students next spring
Clemson University will require all its students to take the COVID-19 test weekly for the next semester, a tightening of the university’s already strict COVID-19 protocols.
At a board of trustees meeting on Tuesday, President James Clements said the university “would stay the course” in its COVID-19 strategies, which he said was one of the “most aggressive in the country”.
The change comes when Clemson’s testing capacity increases to 10,000 tests per day in the saliva lab on campus.
Read the story
Safe Christmas spirit for COVID
Denver Downs is getting into the Christmas spirit with a drive-in film style screening of “The Polar Express” on Saturday night.
The gates open at 5 pm to give vehicles time to find parking and families to enjoy hot chocolate, s’mores and pizza kits and the movie starts around 6 pm. Tickets cost $ 30 per vehicle and can be purchased here. A limited number of tickets are available.
“This is the perfect event for families to enjoy together this holiday season, where social distance is easy,” said Catherine Garrison Davis, co-owner of Denver Downs Farm. “We want families to continue to enjoy our farm and to bring wonderful memories to their families, even in the middle of this unpredictable year.”
For more information, call (843) 297-0140.
What to know Monday:
- Saturday was the second time since July that South Carolina saw new daily cases of COVID-19 reaching 1,700. The first time was Friday.
- Saturday also marked the day that South Carolina exceeded 200,000 cases with 201,354. The death toll reached 4,043.
- While the holiday week brought two consecutive days of daily numbers for new COVID-19 cases that were the highest since the end of July, the weekly total of new cases in South Carolina was actually less than the previous seven-day period. .
- DHEC on Monday reported 1,174 new cases of COVID-19 and 27 new deaths. The department also reported 13 new probable cases of COVID-19.