More than 4,500 new cases of COVID-19 and 76 deaths reported in South Carolina | National / World

According to the data, 351,887 coronaviruses and 5,654 deaths have been reported in South Carolina since the test began in March.

According to DHEC, Sunday’s data was based on 19,484 tests with a positive rate of 23.5%. The 34.2% positive on January 7 is the highest record in a day since the test started.

Last year, the World Health Organization advised the government not to resume until the positive rate fell below 5% for at least 14 days.

According to DHEC, about 16% of all COVID-19 tests performed in South Carolina since March last year have returned positive. The state’s seven-day positive rate temporarily fell below 5% in mid-May, but otherwise far exceeds WHO’s guidelines for resumption.

DHEC said the newest case of the day was a positive test of 6,824 from January 8th, after having a software problem that caused delays in reporting corrections for COVID-19 cases. ..

According to the data, more than 4,000 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in one day since December 27th. Prior to the surge in December and January, there were 2,343 records for the past day confirmed on July 18.

Sunday dates back to November 16th, when DHEC reported a new case of 981 for 62 consecutive days with more than 1,000 positive tests in South Carolina. Health officials report more than 3,000 cases 21 times daily, and data show that more than 2,000 positive tests were confirmed in 42 of the last 46 days.

On Friday, 93 deaths were reported by the DHEC, with the highest number of deaths reported in the day in South Carolina, surpassing the previous record of 84 confirmed on January 2.

How many vaccinations have you been given?

According to DHEC, South Carolina has a total COVID-19 vaccine dose of 313,100, of which 154,995 were given, health officials said on Sunday.

Most of the doses received, or 195,200, are Pfizer-BioNTech doses sent to frontline healthcare professionals and the first responders in the community. According to DHEC, 102,598 of the vaccinations given were the first dose and 27,764 the second dose.

The other 117,900 are moderna doses reserved for long-term care resident and staff. To date, data show that 16,369 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have been given to residents and 8,264 to staff.

An additional 181,984 people have booked vaccinations.

Anyone who wants to be vaccinated can use DHEC’s locator tools to find available providers at: www.scdhec.gov/vaxlocator..

As South Carolina vaccines continue to roll out, state health officials are advising residents to continue measures to mitigate the COVID-19 epidemic.

DHEC encourages anyone with symptoms or infected with COVID-19 to be tested on their own, and even asymptomatic people who enter and leave the community are regularly tested monthly. Is recommended.

Which county was affected?

The number of COVID-19 cases in the northern state continues to grow exponentially, with the newest case occurring on Sunday in the region.

According to DHEC, Greenville led all counties with 540 new COVID-19 cases, with an additional 304 in nearby Anderson County.

According to DHEC, the average of new 7-day upstate cases is over 1,530, four times higher than in early November.

Greenville County, the state’s most populous county, has reported more than twice as many cases as other South Carolina counties in the last two months and recently ranked among the top COVID-19 hotspots in the United States. it was done.

In Midland, Richland County reported 314 new cases and Lexington County reported 251.

COVID-19 caused the greatest damage to the elderly in South Carolina.

According to the data, the average age of all people in South Carolina who died from coronavirus complications was 75 years, and the majority (87%) of those who died were over 60 years.

How are hospitals affected?

COVID-19 The number of people hospitalized throughout the state on Sunday was 2,375. More than 2,000 people infected with COVID-19 have been treated in South Carolina hospitals for the 19th consecutive day, according to health officials.

According to DHEC, COVID-19 hospitalization peaked at 1,723 on July 23, prior to the recent winter surge.

According to the data, coronavirus cases accounted for 25.2% of all inpatients reported in South Carolina on Sunday.

Nearly 20.8% of COVID-19 patients, or 495, are in the intensive care unit, and nearly 13.3%, or 316, are on ventilator.

Of the 13,621 beds available in South Carolina, 9,419 inpatient beds are currently in use, health officials said. According to DHEC, 1,451 of the 1,796 ICU beds, or 80.8%, are currently occupied.

According to DHEC, Richland County occupies 901 beds (78.4%) and 483 (89.3%) of 541 beds in Lexington County.

What is the trend of COVID-19 in SC?

The daily case rate is the highest ever, rising by nearly 75% last month, with 73.6 per 100,000 people positive for the new coronavirus in the last 30 days.

According to DHEC, COVID-19 hospitalizations have also reached record highs, with the number of coronavirus cases reported on Sunday nearly 25% higher than the average for the past month.

The number of people undergoing inspections throughout the state is also increasing. Data show that over the last 30 days, an average of 237 tests per 100,000 people have been performed daily, an increase of 12% over the previous month.

The state’s 7-day COVID-19 positive rate indicates the spread of the infection in the test area, which is 29.5% and the 30-day positive rate is 27.2%.

Increased positive rates indicate that many people in untested communities may be infected with COVID-19 and that testing may need to be enhanced.

Overall, 4,333,455 tests were conducted in South Carolina.

Are all cases explained?

Health experts across the country said the official number of cases is likely to significantly underestimate the number of cases. At some point, South Carolina officials estimated that 86% of infected people had never been tested or diagnosed, but no longer provide those estimates.

DHEC also records possible cases and possible deaths. A possible case is someone who has not received lab test results but has a positive viral symptom or antibody test. A potential death is a person who has not undergone a lab test but whose death certificate lists COVID-19 as the cause or cause of death.

On Sunday, DHEC reported 77 new possible COVID-19 cases and 53 new possible deaths in the state. This brings the total estimated number of cases to 36,297 and the estimated total number of deaths to 583.

(C) 2021 (Columbia, South Carolina)

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