SCDHEC Weekend Update – Sept 7

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On Monday (Sept. 7) the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reported 590 new confirmed cases and 19 new probable cases of the COVID-19. DHEC reported 19 additional confirmed deaths and one new probable death.

Anderson County reported 30 new cases and 3 deaths.
Greenville County reported 62 new cases and 3 deaths.

This brings the total number of confirmed deaths to 2,767, and 140 probable deaths.

Of 12,442 total hospital beds in the state, 787 are occupied by COVID-19 related patients. Of those 208 are in ICU and 129 are ventilated.

The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC Sunday statewide was 5,256 (not including antibody tests) and the percent positive was 11.2%.

On Sunday (Sept. 6) DHEC reported 603 new confirmed cases and 6 new probable cases of COVID-19. There were10 additional confirmed deaths and no new probable deaths.

The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC Saturday statewide was 4,774 and the percent positive was 12.6%.

On Sept. 5, DHEC reported 918 new confirmed cases and 16 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus. There were 32 additional confirmed deaths and no new probable deaths.

The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC statewide was 7,249 and the percent positive was 12.7%.

DHEC unveiled a new interactive online resource that provides COVID-19 cases associated with students, faculty and staff and all kindergarten-12 grade public and private schools in the state.

As announced earlier last week, this school reporting dashboard is available at scdhec.gov/COVID19schools. The information within the school reporting dashboard will be updated twice weekly, on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.

It’s important to remember that this reporting does not mean that students, faculty or staff contracted the virus at school; only those students, faculty and staff who physically attend school or a school’s campus on a regular basis will be included in the counts; and some schools may choose to self-announce cases before they are reflected in DHEC’s twice-weekly reports.

On Sept. 4, DHEC reported 1,511 new confirmed cases and 34 new probable cases of the coronavirus. DHEC also reported 37 additional confirmed deaths and 2 new probable deaths.

The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC yesterday statewide was 8,261 (not including antibody tests) and the percent positive was 18.3%.