COLUMBIA, S.C. — The state's health agency, DHEC, released their latest information Sunday. The numbers reflect data that ended a 24-hour period at 11:59 p.m. on January 22.
There were 3,450 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the latest data. A record 6,824 new positive cases were reported on January 8. South Carolina had never seen a day above 4,000 before Christmas Day and had never seen more than 3,000 prior to December 9, 2020.
According to DHEC, there are now 5,915 total confirmed deaths since the start of the pandemic, with 60 additional deaths reported in the latest numbers. A single-day record of 93 deaths was reported on January 15, 2021. There are also 8 probable deaths reported today, for a total of 632 probable deaths.
Hospitalizations decreased slightly from the past few days with 2,189 new hospitalizations reported on Sunday, with 428 of those patients in intensive care and 274 on ventilators. A single day record 2,453 hospitalizations were reported January 12, 2021.
Here are the rest of the day's numbers.
Today's cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- New confirmed/probable total cases: 3,450/119 Summary click here
- New confirmed/probable total deaths: 60/8 Summary click here
Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- Confirmed and probable cases: 376,987/41,338
- Confirmed and probable deaths: 5,915/632
- Tests performed for South Carolinians: 4,658,300
Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/COVID19testing)
Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)
- 13,560 individual test results reported statewide yesterday (not including antibody tests)
- 25.4% percent positive
Facility reports
- Hospital data (daily): scdhec.gov/COVID19hospitals
- Extended care facility data (Tuesdays and Fridays): scdhec.gov/nursinghomedata
- Assisted living visitation status (Tuesdays): scdhec.gov/nursinghomedata
- Private, public and charter schools (Tuesdays and Fridays): scdhec.gov/covid19schools
The information above as well as extensive reporting on county-level information, demographics and more is available at scdhec.gov/COVID19. The website is updated between 1 p.m.-3 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. weekends. Visit scdhec.gov/COVID19vaccine for the latest vaccine information.
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