DHEC releases latest numbers of coronavirus cases, deaths in South Carolina
207 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 additional deaths
Updated: 4:05 PM EDT May 27, 2020
DHEC releases latest numbers of coronavirus cases, deaths in South Carolina
207 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 additional deaths
Updated: 4:05 PM EDT May 27, 2020
ANNOUNCER: LIVE, LOCAL, BREAKING NEWS. THIS IS WYFF NEWS 4 TODAY. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WYFF-TV] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG] GEOFF: GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M GEOFF HART. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT NOON. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. TROPICAL STORM BERTHA FORMING AND MAKING LANDFALL IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. BERTHA IS NOW THE SECOND NAMED STORM BEFORE HURRICANE SEASON OFFICIALLY STARTS ON JUNE 1. THERE IS ROUGH SURF UP AND DOWN THE CAROLINA COAST. THESE ARE SHOTS FROM CHARLESTON AND MYRTLE BEACH. THE STORM MADE LANDFALL NEAR MOUNT PLEASANT AROUND 9:30 THIS MORNING WITH WINDS AROUND 50 MILES PER HOUR. PARELLA LEWIS HAS BEEN TRACKING THIS STORM SINCE THE MOMENT IT FORMED. SHE KICKS OFF OUR TEAM COVERAGE. PARELLA, WHAT’S THE LATEST? PARELLA: THE LATEST IS IT HAS MADE LANDFALL ABOUT 9:30 OFFER CAROLINA’S COAST WITH WINDS AT 50 MILES-PER-HOUR AS THIS CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTH AT ABOUT NINE MILES-PER-HOUR. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH UNTIL IT MOVES ALONG THE I-77 CORRIDOR AND ARRIVES HERE AT 4:00 OR 5:00 THIS AFTERNOON. I SAY HERE, AND IT IS REALLY TO THE EAST. WE ARE PICKING UP ON HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN FROM MYRTLE BEACH TO BISHOPVILLE. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTH AND CAUSE LETTING CONCERNS. ALREADY SEEN FLOODING FROM CHARLESTON TO MYRTLE BEACH. IT WILL BE BEYOND THIS AFTERNOON. IT CONTINUES TO SIPHON IN THE MOISTURE FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THESE FEEDER BANDS WILL BEGIN TO GO THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS, CAUSING AREAS TO FLOOD THEIR BANKS. -- AREA STREAMS AND LAKES TO FLOOD THEIR BANKS. WE HAVE WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MILES-PER-HOUR RIGHT NOW ALONG THE COAST AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MYRTLE BEACH BACK INTO ORANGEBURG UNTIL 6:00 TOMORROW MORNING. WE ALSO HAVE A FLOOD ADVISORY STILL IN EFFECT FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES AS AREA RIVERS, LIKE THE SANTEE RIVER NEAR JAMESTOWN, SEEN FLOODING. CURRENTLY FIVE FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BUT I EXPECT THIS TO GO FROM 15 FEET TO 17 OR 18 FEET BY 5:00. THAT WILL RISE QUICKLY. WE ALSO HAVE THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT BERTENS FERRY CURRENTLY ABOUT TO FLOOD -- BURTONS FERRY CURRENTLY ABOUT TO FLOOD. SO FLOODING AND STRONG WHIP CURRENTS, AS A -- RIP CURRENTS, AS WELL. THIS BECOMES A DEPRESSION AND THEN A LOW AND THEN IT MOVES INTO OUR AREA AROUND 5:00 ALONG THIS I-77 CORRIDOR. RIGHT NOW ACROSS OUR AREA WE HAVE LIGHT, SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FLASH FLOOD WATCHES IN EFFECT TO THE EAST. WE WILL TIME THIS OUT IN MORE DETAIL, COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. GEOFF: WITH BERTHA MAKING LANDFALL IN SOUTH CAROLINA, IT MARKS THE SIXTH TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE 2004. NIGEL ROBERTSON JOINS US TO PUT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY INTO CONTEXT. NIGEL? NIGEL: GEOFF THE FIRST TIME ANY , IT IS TROPICAL SYSTEM HAS MADE LANDFALL IN SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE HURRICANE MATTHEW IN 2016. WE WENT BACK THROUGH THE LAST 16 HURRICANE SEASONS TO LOOK FOR TROPICAL STORMS OR HURRICANES THAT MADE A DIRECT HIT ON THE STATE. THERE WERE ACTUALLY TWO IN 2016, BONNIE AND MATTHEW. BONNIE WAS A TROPICAL STORM AND MATTHEW A CATEGORY ONE STORM. HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS THE ONLY OTHER HURRICANE TO HIT THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST IN THIS TIME FRAME. OF THE SIX LANDFALLS TO HAPPEN SINCE 2004, HALF HAVE BEEN IN MAY. TECHNICALLY, BEFORE THE JUNE 1 START OF HURRICANE SEASON. THE EARLIEST WAS TROPICAL STORM ANA ON MAY 10, 2015. FOUR LANDFALLS HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LOWCOUNTRY WITH THE OTHER TWO IN THE GRAND STRAND. LIVE IN THE STUDIO, NIGEL ROBERTSON, WYFF NEWS 4. GEOFF: THANK YOU. NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO DOWNLOAD OUR WYFF 4 MOBILE APP IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY. THERE YOU CAN FIND THE LATES UP-TO-THE-MINUTE TRACK OF TROPIAL STORM BERTHA. WE WILL ALSO HAVE SEVERAL LIVE UPDATES ON THE STORM THROUGH THE NEWSCAST AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NOW TO YOUR TOP CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES. AS THE U.S. DEATH TOLL IS EXPECTED TO SURPASS 100,000 TODAY, THE U.S. LEADS THE WORLD IN BOTH DEATHS AND CONFIRMED CASES. AMONG THE INFECTED ARE MORE THAN 62,000 DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE CDC. IT’S A BIG JUMP FROM THE MORE THAN 9200 THAT THE CDC REPORTED BACK IN MID-APRIL. AT LEAST 291 HEALTHCARE WORKERS HAVE DIED. AND RIGHT NOW, MANY ARE LOOKING TO SOUTH KOREA AS IT PUSHES AHEAD WITH ITS REOPENING, EVEN AS DAILY CASES ARE SPIKING IN SOME PLACES. THE 40 NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES IS THE BIGGEST DAILY JUMP IN NEARLY 50 DAYS. IT RAISES AN ALARM, AS MILLIONS OF CHILDREN RETURN TO SCHOOL THERE. A STABBING SUSPECT, ARRESTED HOURS AFTER BARRICADING HIMSELF INSIDE AN APARTMENT. WYFF NEWS 4’S DANA GRIFFIN HAS BEEN IN DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE ALL MORNING, WHERE THINGS ENDED PEACEFULLY. DANA? DANA: GEOFF, THE BUT IT TOOK A WHILE. WE ARE STANDING OUTSIDE THE APARTMENT COMPLEX WHERE THE STABBING HAPPENED EARLIER THIS MORNING. THE SUSPECT AND HIS DOMESTIC PARTNER WERE HELD UP FOR HOURS. DONALD LORY AND HIS DOMESTIC PARTNER JULIA CAVALIERE STAYED INSIDE FOR NEARLY SIX-HOURS WHILE NEGOTIATING WITH POLICE. IT WASN’T UNTIL THEY REQUESTED TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL THAT THEY WERE BROUGHT OUT IN HANDCUFFS. POLICE SAID THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS CAN TAKE HOURS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY TRY TO END THINGS PEACEFULLY AND WITHOUT USING FORCE. >> IT’S STILL UNDER FURTHER INVESTIGATION. WE DO KNOW THAT BOTH THE VICTIM AND SUSPECT WERE ACQUAINTANCES, SO THIS WAS NOT A RANDOM INCIDENT. DANA: LORY IS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. CAVALIERE IS CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTION. THE VICTIM IS THE ONE WHO CALLED POLICE AFTER BEING STABBED. HE IS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION. IN ASHEVILLE, DANA GRIFFIN, WYFF NEWS 4. GEOFF: THANK YOU. IT COULD BE A HISTORY-MAKING AFTERNOON AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA IF THE WEATHER ALLOWS TWO AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS TO BECOME THE FIRST EVER LAUNCHED INTO ORBIT BY A PRIVATE COMPANY. SARAH DALLOF JOINS US WITH THE LATEST, FROM CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. SARAH: DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO WATCH THE LAUNCH FROM HOME. OFFICIALS EVEN CLOSING SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR VIEWING SPOTS, LIKE THIS ONE, TO THE PUBLIC. THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN TODAY’S LAUNCH, AND FOR GOOD REASON. IT’S HISTORIC. THE FIRST TIME A PRIVATE COMPANY HAS BEEN TASKED WITH FLYING U.S. ASTRONAUTS INTO SPACE FROM US --U.S. SOIL. THOSE ASTRONAUTS, BOB BEHNKEN AND DOUG HURLEY, WILL RIDE IN A CREW DRAGON CAPSULE ATOP SPACEX’S FALCON 9 ROCKET. BOTH HAVE BEEN ISOLATING SINCE MARCH. >> YOU KNOW, COVID DID DRIVE SOME CHANGE IN HOW WE WERE CONDUCTING OUR OPERATIONS AND PREPARING FOR THIS MISSION, BUT WE AS A NATION ALL ACROSS THE NATION, YOU KNOW, FOLKS FROM FLORIDA THROUGH TEXAS, BOTH AND IN HOUSTON AND MCGREGOR WITH THE SPACEX TEAM, AS WELL AS IN CALIFORNIA, HAD TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO STILL PULL THIS MISSION OFF SAFELY. STILL PREPARE FOR IT SAFELY. STILL WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH IT. SARAH: ANOTHER POTENTIAL CURVE BALL IN THE MIX, THE WEATHER. STORMS HAVE BEEN IN THE AREA LEADING UP TO THE LAUNCH AND T MORNING OF, A LOT OF PEOPLE KEEPING THEIR EYES TO THE SKIES AND HOPING EVERYTHING WILL BE CLEAR COME GO TIME. IN CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, SARAH DALLOF, NBC NEWS. GEOFF: CONTINUING OUR CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE, SOUTH CAROLINA DHEC ANNOUNCED A MILESTONE. IT SURPASSED ITS GOAL TO TEST 110,000 SOUTH CAROLINIANS IN MAY. OFFICIALS REPORTED 253 NEW CASES. THE TOTAL PASSING 10,400. SIX MORE PEOPLE DIED, THREE OF THEM IN THE UPSTATE, INCLUDING A YOUNG ADULT IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET TESTED, PRISMA HEALTH WILL HAVE A FEW TESTING SITES THROUGHOUT THE UPSTATE. TODAY, DHEC OFFICIALS WILL BE AT BLYTHE ACADEMY IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. THURSDAY, WALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL, IN THE SPRING SPORTS PARKING LOT. THEN SATURDAY, CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. YOU DO NOT NEED A DOCTOR’S NOTE OR APPOINTMENT, AND THERE WILL BE SPANISH-SPEAKING TEAM MEMBERS ON SITE. GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS HELD ITS FIRST IN-PERSON GRADUATION CEREMONY AT THE BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA. STUDENTS FROM THE FINE ARTS CENTER WALKED ACROSS THE STAGE THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE SEPARATE CEREMONIES FOR ALL 14 HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGH JUNE 4. ALL GRADUATES WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF TWO GUESTS. THE CEREMONIES WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ONLINE AND RECORDED. PEOPLE MUST FOLLOW SOCIAL DISTANCE GUIDELINES. NOW TO THE LATEST COVID-19 NUMBERS OUT OF NORTH CAROLIN HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE REPORTING NEARLY 500 NEW CASES, BRINGING THE STATE TOTAL TO 24,628 WITH 28 NEW DEATHS REPORTED. THEY HAVE COMPLETED MORE THAN 364,000 TESTS. THIS CHART SHOWS POSITIVE TESTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL TESTS. AN AVERAGE OF 8% CAME BACK POSITIVE. IN COMMITMENT 2020 NEWS, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS GIVING NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR ROY COOPER A WEEK TO DECIDE IF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION CAN STAY IN CHARLOTTE. THE PRESIDENT HAS THREATENED TO MOVE IT IF GOVERNOR COOPER CAN’T PROMISE FULL CAPACITY. IN A NEWS CONFERENCE LAST NIGHT, THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WANTED TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE RNC. PRESIDENT TRUMP SPOKE ABOUT THE SITUATION AFTER. PRES. TRUMP: WE HAVE TO KNOW THAT WHEN PEOPLE COME DOWN, THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE THE DOORS OPEN. NOW, IF THE GOVERNOR CAN’T TELL US VERY SOON, UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NO CHOICE. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US. THIS IS BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND NORTH CAROLINA, THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA. GEOFF: OTHER GOVERNORS HAVE SAID THEIR STATES WOULD BE WILLING TO HOST, INCLUDING GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP. THE CONVENTION IS SET TO START AUGUST 24. NOW TO GEORGIA, WHERE CASES HAVE SURPASSED 44,000. FOUR MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED. THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL TO NEARLY 1900. MORE THAN 7600 PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOSPITAL. OFFICIALS HAVE COMPLETED OVER 518,000 TESTS. THE CITY OF SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELED ITS ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS. THE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR THE CITY TELLS US IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD THE EVENT WHILE STILL MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE SOCIAL DISTANCING. HE GOES ON TO SAY THEY’RE BEING ENCOURAGED TO LIMIT GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN TEN, AND IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO HAVE EVENTS THAT BY THEIR NATURE ENCOURAGE GATHERING. WE HAVE ALSO LEARNED THE MUSIC ON MAIN IS COMPLETELY CANCELED IN SPARTANBURG, AS WELL. WE’RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT WHAT GREENVILLE SCHOOLS COULD LOOK LIKE SCHEDULE-WISE, FOR THIS UPCOMING FALL. TUESDAY, THERE WAS A BOARD WORKSHOP TO TALK ABOUT SIX POTENTIAL SCHEDULES FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THE FIRST THREE SCHEDULES WOULD REDUCE CLASS SIZES AND IMPLEMENT SOCIAL DISTANCING. THE LAST THREE WOULD NOT. ONE SCHEDULE WOULD RETURN OPERATIONS TO HOW THEY WERE PRE-COVI A LOCAL WORKING MOM FEELS THAT WOULD BE THE BEST OPTION. >> AS A TWO INCOME HOUSEHOLD, ME AND MY HUSBAND BOTH WORK, GOING BACK TO NORMAL, FIVE DAYS A WEEK, NORMAL SCHOOL DAY, WOULD BE THE BEST OPTION. GEOFF: THE SCHEDULES ARE DESIGNED WITH THE FLEXIBILITY TO ROTATE BETWEEN THEM SHOULD THINGS GET BETTER OR WORSE. YOU CAN GO TO WYFF4.COM FOR A FULL BREAK DOWN OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULE. THERE’S A WAY YOU CAN HELP CELEBRATE THE CLASS OF 2020. TONIGHT IS GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL’S BE THE LIGHT SENIOR EVENT. IT WAS POSTPONED LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF WEATHER. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM LIGHTS WILL BE TURNED ON AS SENIORS DRIVE-THRU. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO TURN ON THEIR PORCH LIGHTS. BE SURE TO POST PICTURES AND VIDEOS WITH THE HASHTAG - #BETHELIGHT, AND TAG WYFF NEWS 4 SO WE CAN SEE THEM. AND ONLY ON WYFF NEWS 4, THIS FRIDAY, JOIN US AS WE CELEBRAT TEACHERS RIGHT HERE ON WYFF 4. THIS SCHOOL YEAR, EDUCATORS HAVE DONE INCREDIBLE WORK IN THE CLASSROOM AND FROM HOME DURING THE PANDEMIC. JOINS US FRIDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 FOR OUR ONE-HOUR SPECIAL, HONORING THOSE WHO MAKE A DIFFEREN
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DHEC releases latest numbers of coronavirus cases, deaths in South Carolina
207 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 additional deaths
Updated: 4:05 PM EDT May 27, 2020
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Wednesday announced 207 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 additional deaths.This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 10,623 and those who have died to 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deaths occurred in 17 elderly individuals from Beaufort (1), Charleston (1), Colleton (2), Darlington (1), Fairfield (3), Florence (1), Horry (2), Lee (1), Orangeburg (1), Richland (3), and Spartanburg (1) counties, and three middle-aged individuals from Beaufort (1), Colleton (1), and Lee (1) counties.The number of new cases by county are listed below.Aiken (3), Anderson (1), Beaufort (5), Charleston (11), Chester (4), Chesterfield (8), Clarendon (3), Darlington (4), Dillon (3), Dorchester (8), Fairfield (3), Florence (9), Greenville (21), Greenwood (12), Horry (10), Kershaw (7), Lee (1), Lancaster (2), Lexington (9), Marion (1), Marlboro (11), Newberry (1), Oconee (1), Orangeburg (9), Pickens (1), Richland (17), Spartanburg (16), Sumter (11), Williamsburg (4), Union (1), York (10) 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in South CarolinaAs of Tuesday, a total of 181,154 total tests have been conducted in the state (by both DHEC’s Public Health Laboratory and private labs). DHEC’s Public Health Laboratory is operating extended hours and is testing specimens seven days a week. The Public Health Laboratory’s current timeframe for providing results to health care providers is 24-48 hours.Yesterday, the monthly goal of testing 110,000 South Carolinians by May 31 was exceeded. DHEC continues to work with community partners to make testing available across the state in order to test 2 percent of the state’s population, or 110,000 residents, each month. This enhanced testing allows us to better understand the scope of the virus within our state and ensure resources are directed to those who need it most.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More than 85 Mobile Testing Clinics Scheduled StatewideAs 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. Currently, there are 86 mobile testing events scheduled through July 2 with new testing events added regularly. Find a mobile testing clinic event near you at www.scdhec.gov/covid19testing.More than 140 Permanent Testing Sites across the StateIn addition to the mobile testing events, there are currently 145 permanent testing locations at health care facilities throughout the state. Find a location near you – including address, hours of operation an additional details – at www.scdhec.gov/covid19testing.Hospital Bed OccupancyAs of this morning, 3,277 inpatient hospital beds are available and 7,081 are in use, which is a 68.36% statewide hospital bed utilization rate. Of the 7,081 inpatient beds currently used, 398 are occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19.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*As new information is provided to the department, some changes in cases may occur. Cases are reported based on the person’s county of residence, as it is provided to the department. DHEC’s COVID-19 map will adjust to reflect any reclassified cases.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
GREENVILLE, S.C. —
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Wednesday announced 207 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 additional deaths.
This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 10,623 and those who have died to 466.
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The deaths occurred in 17 elderly individuals from Beaufort (1), Charleston (1), Colleton (2), Darlington (1), Fairfield (3), Florence (1), Horry (2), Lee (1), Orangeburg (1), Richland (3), and Spartanburg (1) counties, and three middle-aged individuals from Beaufort (1), Colleton (1), and Lee (1) counties.
The number of new cases by county are listed below.
Aiken (3), Anderson (1), Beaufort (5), Charleston (11), Chester (4), Chesterfield (8), Clarendon (3), Darlington (4), Dillon (3), Dorchester (8), Fairfield (3), Florence (9), Greenville (21), Greenwood (12), Horry (10), Kershaw (7), Lee (1), Lancaster (2), Lexington (9), Marion (1), Marlboro (11), Newberry (1), Oconee (1), Orangeburg (9), Pickens (1), Richland (17), Spartanburg (16), Sumter (11), Williamsburg (4), Union (1), York (10)
Testing in South Carolina
As of Tuesday, a total of 181,154 total tests have been conducted in the state (by both DHEC’s Public Health Laboratory and private labs). DHEC’s Public Health Laboratory is operating extended hours and is testing specimens seven days a week. The Public Health Laboratory’s current timeframe for providing results to health care providers is 24-48 hours.
Yesterday, the monthly goal of testing 110,000 South Carolinians by May 31 was exceeded. DHEC continues to work with community partners to make testing available across the state in order to test 2 percent of the state’s population, or 110,000 residents, each month. This enhanced testing allows us to better understand the scope of the virus within our state and ensure resources are directed to those who need it most.
More than 85 Mobile Testing Clinics Scheduled Statewide
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. Currently, there are 86 mobile testing events scheduled through July 2 with new testing events added regularly. Find a mobile testing clinic event near you at www.scdhec.gov/covid19testing.
More than 140 Permanent Testing Sites across the State
In addition to the mobile testing events, there are currently 145 permanent testing locations at health care facilities throughout the state. Find a location near you – including address, hours of operation an additional details – at www.scdhec.gov/covid19testing.
Hospital Bed Occupancy
As of this morning, 3,277 inpatient hospital beds are available and 7,081 are in use, which is a 68.36% statewide hospital bed utilization rate. Of the 7,081 inpatient beds currently used, 398 are occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19.
*As new information is provided to the department, some changes in cases may occur. Cases are reported based on the person’s county of residence, as it is provided to the department. DHEC’s COVID-19 map will adjust to reflect any reclassified cases.