DHEC releases new coronavirus data. Update Saturday data with latest report

DHEC releases new coronavirus data. Update Saturday data with latest report

Update: July 19, 2020 15:14 EDT

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environment (DHEC) announced on Sunday that there were 2,335 new confirmed cases and one possible COVID-19 case. As a result, the number of confirmed cases is 69,765, the estimated number of cases is 221, the number of confirmed deaths is 1138, and the estimated number of deaths is 17. Cases: Abbil (5), Aiken (31), Allendale (8), Anderson (33), Bamberg (32), Barnwell (24), Beaufort (93), Berkeley (120), Calhoun (15), Charleston (338)), Cherokee (16), Chester (10), Chesterfield (25), Clarendon (22), Coleton (9), Darlington (37), Dillon (10), Dorchester (148), Edgefield (11), Fairfield (6), Florence (102), Georgetown (29), Greenville (194), Greenwood (21), Hampton (21), Holly (146), Jasper (9), Car Show (37), Lancaster (24), Lawrence (16)), Lee (7), Lexington (98), Marion (19), Marlborough (7), McCormick (5), Newbury (23), Oconee (16). , Orangeburg (90), Pickens (29), Richland (117), Saluda (11), Spartanburg (91), Sumter (21), Union (8), Williamsburg (43), York (158) Case: Dorchester (1) Charleston (1), Darlington (1), Fairfield (1), Florence (1), Greenville (2), Holly (1), Lexington (1), Newbury (1), Orangeburg (1) 3), Pickens (1), Richland (2), Sumter (1) County, and three of the confirmed deaths were Anderson (1), Pickens (1), and Spartanburg (1). ) It occurred in middle-aged individuals in the county. Testing in South Carolina As of Saturday, the state had a total of 626,970 tests. Visit our data and forecasts web page for a detailed breakdown of testing in South Carolina. The DHEC Public Health Laboratory is up and running for 7 days a week. Results are provided to current health care providers at the Public Health Laboratory for 24-48 hours. Percentage of reported positive test trends in COVID-19 cases The individual test results reported to DHEC across the state were 12,679 (not including antibody tests) with a positive rate of 18.4%. We work with more than 80 mobile test clinic community partners scheduled throughout the state to set up mobile test clinics to provide testing to these communities. Currently, there are 83 mobile test events scheduled by August 15, with new test events being added regularly. Find a mobile test clinic event near you at scdhec.gov/covid19mobileclinics. You can also take the test at one of 182 permanent COVID-19 test facilities throughout the state. See scdhec.gov / covid19testing for more information. Currently, according to the hospital bed occupancy DHEC, the number of hospital beds occupied by patients who are positive or under investigation for COVID-19 testing, and the number of patients currently in the hospital cannot be reported as ventilator. At the request of the federal government, DHEC is moving from CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) COVID-19 module to TeleTracking’s US Healthcare COVID-19 portal for monitoring hospital bed occupancy data. DHEC will report from TeleTracking that there is sufficient participation and accuracy. The data is incomplete and can lead to large gaps in the next few days. The high prevalence of asymptomatic, unknowingly infected people shows how South Carolinas can stop the spread. This can expose everyone to the virus or unknowingly infect others. Here are some steps you can take to protect yourself and others. Wearing exercise masks to increase social distance in public avoiding group gatherings Washing hands regularly Stay home if ill SC For information on stress, anxiety and mental health resources from the Ministry of Mental Health, Please visit scdmh.net. Cases are provided to the department and are therefore reported based on the county in which they reside. The DHEC COVID-19 map is adjusted to reflect the reclassified cases.