COLUMBIA, S.C. — The number of new coronavirus cases in South Carolina dropped to 2,919 cases on Saturday with a 22.9% positive.
This is a drop from the state's all time high on Friday of 3,648 COVID-19 cases with one of it's highest percent positives, 25.9%.
On the previous days data, the number of confirmed cases was just over 2,000 continuing nearly a week of numbers below 3,000. The next several days will tell us if these numbers are a new trend or an anomaly.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Saturday announced the following COVID-19 updates.
Today's cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- New confirmed/probable total cases: 2,919/79 Summary click here
- New confirmed/probable total deaths: 16/7 Summary click here
Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- Confirmed and probable cases: 250,386/20,151
- Confirmed and probable deaths: 4,529/366
- Tests performed for South Carolinians: 3,286,655
Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/findatest)
- Testing opportunities available statewide: 167
Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)
- 12,767 new individual test results reported statewide (not including antibody tests)
- 22.9% 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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