SC reports 5,152 new cases of COVID-19, 86 deaths on Wednesday

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 3,554 new confirmed cases and 1,598 new probable cases of the virus for a total of 5,152. These figures are accurate as of August 30. .

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The difference between confirmed and probable cases is based on the type of test a person receives. The probable cases are treated as cases confirmed by the doctors, specifies the DHEC.

To view confirmed and probable cases by county, click or tap here.

DHEC reported 73 new confirmed deaths and 13 new probable deaths on Wednesday.

DHEC is no longer giving a death date for these reports, saying it violates the privacy of the deceased due to the decrease in deaths from COVID-19 statewide.

The agency has also stopped sharing the age range of people who die from COVID-19 each day, but it publishes weekly reports with this information on Tuesday.

Click or tap here to see the latest weekly report on deaths, including counties and age groups, August 15-22.

While new cases of COVID-19 were down in South Carolina in June, cases have been on the rise since mid-July.

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Hospitalizations in the state are also increasing, with dozens of new people hospitalized each day with COVID-19.

“As COVID-19 deaths decline due to the life-saving COVID-19 vaccines available, cases and hospitalizations are currently increasing in South Carolina, as in many other states, as a large portion of the population is still not vaccinated, ”DHEC officials said. wrote on the agency website. “We urge all South Carolinians to protect themselves and others by getting vaccinated against COVID-19 if they have not already done so. Vaccines are how we end the COVID-19 pandemic once and for all. “

A recent review of DHEC data suggests that people who are not fully vaccinated account for nearly all hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19.

Vaccines are readily available statewide.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Anyone over the age of 12 in South Carolina is currently eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Get more details and make an appointment by clicking or pressing here.

As of September 1, DHEC reported that South Carolina residents eligible for the vaccine:

• 56.7% received at least one vaccine – 2,437,530 people
• 47.8% are fully vaccinated – 2,052,467 people

PERCENTAGE OF POSITIVE TRACKING

Percentage positive refers to the number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 compared to the number of tests performed.

DHEC says the percentage of positives out of the most recently reported 29,217 molecular tests was 17.3% (not counting antibody tests).

COVID-19 TEST

DHEC encourages everyone who travels in the community to get tested regularly, at least monthly.

Find test locations by clicking or tapping here.

COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS

From Wednesday, the US Department of Health and Human Services says 82.74% of inpatient beds in South Carolina are in use while 81.37% of intensive care beds are in use.

There are 2,334 inpatients who have COVID-19, representing 22.11% of inpatient beds used for COVID-19, HHS reported. Of these patients, 543 are in intensive care. The HHS reports that 41.84% of intensive care beds are used for COVID-19.

NOTE: DHEC now only updates its hospitalization dashboard once a week, which is why WIS now relies on HHS data for a daily hospitalization report. Fan numbers will be updated weekly on Tuesday.

Click here for more information on hospital bed occupancy by county.

For more information on nursing homes and long-term care facilities affected by the virus, click or tap here.

Cases, hospitalizations and deaths among the unvaccinated

On July 8, 2021, DHEC began reporting data on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status.

The agency will continue to analyze the data it has and will report the results every two weeks to keep South Carolina up-to-date on the benefits and limitations of vaccinations.

As of August 31, the overwhelming number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the first two weeks of June 2021 were among residents who were not fully vaccinated, the DHEC identified similar results by examining the provisional data for the period of July. 16-Aug. 15.

This analysis shows:

July 16-August. 15, DHEC reported 67,469 cases among South Carolinians.

• Of the 21,990 reported cases where we were able to determine vaccination status, 18,810 (85.5%) cases were considered not fully immunized.
• Of the 1,088 reported cases that were hospitalized with COVID and where we were able to determine vaccination status, 779 (71.6%) were considered not fully vaccinated.
• Of the 384 deaths reported by COVID where vaccination status could be determined, 301 (78.4%) were considered not fully vaccinated.

Click here for more information on cases, hospitalizations and deaths among the unvaccinated

MONITORING MIS-C AND VIRUS VARIANTS

DHEC has a dashboard that indicates the number of cases of Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19 in South Carolina.

It also shows how much case of different variants were found as is, by type.

As of August 25, there had been 842 reported cases of the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19 in South Carolina. However, health officials say there are likely many more cases of the delta variant in the state. DHEC only sends a random sample of positive tests to look for variants.

KEY INDICATORS OF COVID-19 IN HC

Below is the dashboard of DHEC’s key indicators. It is intended to give a “big picture” of important data points used to measure the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

It shows trends in cases, tests, deaths, hospitalizations, etc.

DHEC says all of these factors should be taken into account when assessing the spread of COVID-19 in South Carolina.

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