Latest coronavirus cases, deaths in South Carolina – WYFF4 Greenville

STUDENTS YOUNGER THAN SECOND-GRADE WILL NOT HAVE TO WEAR ONE. IN SOUTH CAROLINA, DHEC IS REPORTING 45 NEW CORONAVIRUS DEATHS, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 1647. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 88,000 POSITIVE CASES AND 7000 PEOPLE WERE TESTED THURSDAY. 19% TESTED POSITIVE. SOUTH CAROLINA CONFIRMED ANOTHER CASE OF MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN. ONE CHILD BETWEEN THE AGE OF 10 AND 17 HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED. WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEY LIVE. MIS-C CAN OCCUR IN CHILDREN WHO CONTRACT CORONAVIRUS OR HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH AN INFECTED PERSON. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FEVER, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND FATIGUE. EMERGENCY SIGNS INCLUDE CHEST PAIN, AND IT CAN AFFECT YOUNG CHILDREN THROUGH COLLEGE AGE KIDS. NORTH CAROLINA MARKED ITS 38TH DAY IN A ROW WITH A SINGLE DAY INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1000 NEW CASES. THE STATE HAS SURPASSED 122,000 OVER 1900 PEOPLE HAVE DIED. IN GEORGIA, 4000 DEATHS AND 186,000 WITH THE STATE

Latest coronavirus cases, deaths in South Carolina

DHEC released the latest coronavirus cases, deaths in South Carolina Saturday morning

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Saturday 1,491 new confirmed cases and seven probable cases of coronavirus, 35 additional confirmed deaths and four new probable deaths.This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 90,076 probable cases to 523, confirmed deaths to 1,683, and 68 probable deaths.>>Confirmed and probable cases: please click here.>>Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here.Testing in South CarolinaAs of Saturday, a total of 766,492 tests have been conducted. See a detailed breakdown of tests in South Carolina on the Data and Projections webpage. DHEC’s Public Health Laboratory is operating extended hours and is testing specimens seven days a week, and the Public Health Laboratory’s current timeframe for providing results to health care providers is 24-48 hours.Percent PositiveThe total number of individual test results reported to DHEC Saturday statewide was 8,075 (not including antibody tests) and the percent positive was 18.5%. “As part of our ongoing efforts to increase testing in underserved and rural communities across the state, DHEC is working with community partners to set up mobile testing clinics that bring testing to these communities,” DHEC said in a statement.Currently, there are 138 mobile testing events scheduled through Sept. 29 with new testing events added regularly.Find a mobile testing clinic event near you at scdhec.gov/covid19mobileclinics.Residents can visit scdhec.gov/covid19testing for information about getting tested at one of 215 permanent COVID-19 testing facilities across the state.ICU beds: 1,459 total; 326 available; 1,133 in use (77.66% utilization rate)COVID-19 patients hospitalized: 1,453; 359 in ICU; 235 ventilatedFor the latest information related to COVID-19 visit scdhec.gov/COVID-19. Visit scdmh.net for stress, anxiety and mental health resources from the S.C. Department of Mental Health.Additional coronavirus resources:· Latest update on coronavirus cases, latest headlines in Carolinas, Georgia· Sign up for WYFF News 4 coronavirus daily newsletter

GREENVILLE, S.C. —

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Saturday 1,491 new confirmed cases and seven probable cases of coronavirus, 35 additional confirmed deaths and four new probable deaths.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 90,076 probable cases to 523, confirmed deaths to 1,683, and 68 probable deaths.

>>Confirmed and probable cases: please click here.

>>Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here.

Testing in South Carolina
As of Saturday, a total of 766,492 tests have been conducted. See a detailed breakdown of tests in South Carolina on the Data and Projections webpage. DHEC’s Public Health Laboratory is operating extended hours and is testing specimens seven days a week, and the Public Health Laboratory’s current timeframe for providing results to health care providers is 24-48 hours.

Percent Positive
The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC Saturday statewide was 8,075 (not including antibody tests) and the percent positive was 18.5%.

“As part of our ongoing efforts to increase testing in underserved and rural communities across the state, DHEC is working with community partners to set up mobile testing clinics that bring testing to these communities,” DHEC said in a statement.

Currently, there are 138 mobile testing events scheduled through Sept. 29 with new testing events added regularly.

Find a mobile testing clinic event near you at scdhec.gov/covid19mobileclinics.

Residents can visit scdhec.gov/covid19testing for information about getting tested at one of 215 permanent COVID-19 testing facilities across the state.

  • ICU beds: 1,459 total; 326 available; 1,133 in use (77.66% utilization rate)
  • COVID-19 patients hospitalized: 1,453; 359 in ICU; 235 ventilated

For the latest information related to COVID-19 visit scdhec.gov/COVID-19. Visit scdmh.net for stress, anxiety and mental health resources from the S.C. Department of Mental Health.

Additional coronavirus resources:

· Latest update on coronavirus cases, latest headlines in Carolinas, Georgia

· Sign up for WYFF News 4 coronavirus daily newsletter

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