THEM. MICHAEL: GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN WITH THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICIALS SAY WE COULD HAVE DOSES OF THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE IN THE STATE IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. CAROL: DOCTOR LINDA BELL AND OTHER OFFICIALS HELD A BRIEFING THIS AFTERNOON TO GO OVER THE VACCINE PLAN. OFFICIALS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL ARE EXPECTED TO MEET IN TWO WEEKS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE EITHER VACCINE CANDIDATE. WHILE THEY SAID DOSES COULD ARRIVE SHORTLY AFTER THAT APPROVAL COMES, THEY WOULD NOT SAY HOW MANY DOSES THE STATE WOULD GET. THEY SAID THE FIRST DOSES WILL GO TO FRONTLINE WORKERS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, THEN THEY PLAN TO PRIORITIZE THOSE IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIE DOCTOR LINDA BELL SAID WHILE SHE KNOWS THERE IS SOME HESITANCY ABOUT THE VACCINE, SHE DOES HOPE PEOPLE WILL SEEK CREDIBLE INFORMATION FROM MEDICAL SOURCES. >> AND WE ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE VACCINE HESITANCY. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT JUSTFOR THIS VACCINE, BUT OTHER VACCINES. ALL OF THE EVIDENCE COLLECTED, CLINICAL TRIALS, THEY WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE FDA AND WILL UNDERGO THE REVIEW REQUIRED BY THE FDA FOR ALL VACCINES. THE PROCESS IS THE SAME. CAROL: D-HEC REPORTED MORE THAN 1700 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS TODAY. THE NEW CASES, 23 POINT 8% OF THE NEARLY 7400 NEW TESTS REPORTED TODAY. THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS NOT BEEN THAT HIGH SINCE SEPTEMBER. D-HEC ALSO REPORTED 21 ADDITIONAL DEATHS, FIFTEEN OF
South Carolina reported the highest number of daily cases than at any time throughout pandemic
Updated: 3:16 PM EST Dec 4, 2020
On Friday, South Carolina reported the highest number of daily cases than at any time throughout the pandemic, with more than 2,500 new cases of COVID-19. For a breakdown of the latest data, click here. “Our state’s hospital systems are becoming increasingly burdened in caring for all of those who are severely suffering from this deadly virus,” a release from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said. “Nationally, case counts, percent positivity, hospitalizations, patients on ventilators, and deaths are all approaching or surpassing previous highs from the spring and summer.”RELATED: Greenville County Schools decline COVID-19 tests from state; other districts release testing plans”It’s clear that our state and nation are at a pivotal point in this pandemic,” the release said. RELATED: Clemson to offer free COVID testing for surrounding community The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) and Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) said they are compelled in this moment to address the seriousness of our circumstances and the actions we can take to change our course.The most effective means for stopping this virus remain:• Wearing a face mask• Social distancing• Limiting contact with those outside your household• Routine testing• Adhering to quarantine or isolation guidelines, as directed”We have increasing evidence that household spread is contributing to new cases, DHEC said. “This is why it’s so important for anyone identified as having had close contact with COVID-19 to follow quarantine guidelines, even if you don’t feel ill. Asymptomatic individuals are spreading the virus.” RELATED: DHEC says limited COVID-19 vaccines may be delivered at SC health sites in about 2 weeks DHEC said a recent study found that face mask wearing by just 75 percent of the U.S. population, alone, would flatten the projected incidence curve and reduce infections by 37 percent. “We can change our course,” the release said. “Coming together, South Carolinians can substantially slow the spread of the virus everywhere, from our most rural communities to our busiest cities.”
GREENVILLE, S.C. —
On Friday, South Carolina reported the highest number of daily cases than at any time throughout the pandemic, with more than 2,500 new cases of COVID-19.
For a breakdown of the latest data, click here.
“Our state’s hospital systems are becoming increasingly burdened in caring for all of those who are severely suffering from this deadly virus,” a release from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said. “Nationally, case counts, percent positivity, hospitalizations, patients on ventilators, and deaths are all approaching or surpassing previous highs from the spring and summer.”
RELATED: Greenville County Schools decline COVID-19 tests from state; other districts release testing plans
“It’s clear that our state and nation are at a pivotal point in this pandemic,” the release said.
RELATED: Clemson to offer free COVID testing for surrounding community
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) and Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) said they are compelled in this moment to address the seriousness of our circumstances and the actions we can take to change our course.
The most effective means for stopping this virus remain:
• Wearing a face mask
• Social distancing
• Limiting contact with those outside your household
• Routine testing
• Adhering to quarantine or isolation guidelines, as directed
“We have increasing evidence that household spread is contributing to new cases, DHEC said. “This is why it’s so important for anyone identified as having had close contact with COVID-19 to follow quarantine guidelines, even if you don’t feel ill. Asymptomatic individuals are spreading the virus.”
RELATED: DHEC says limited COVID-19 vaccines may be delivered at SC health sites in about 2 weeks
DHEC said a recent study found that face mask wearing by just 75 percent of the U.S. population, alone, would flatten the projected incidence curve and reduce infections by 37 percent.
“We can change our course,” the release said. “Coming together, South Carolinians can substantially slow the spread of the virus everywhere, from our most rural communities to our busiest cities.”