FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 1, 2020

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced the following COVID-19 updates.

Today's cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19)

• New confirmed/probable total cases: 1,297/23  Summary click here
• New confirmed/probable total deaths: 13/10  Summary click here

Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)

• Confirmed and probable cases: 205,004/13,908
• Confirmed and probable deaths: 4,091/313
• Tests performed for South Carolinians: 2,727,268

Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/COVID19testing)

• Testing opportunities available statewide: 282

Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)

• 7,375 individual test results reported statewide (not including antibody tests)
• 17.6% 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.

Additional information and resources

• scemd.org
• scdmh.net
• accelerate.sc.gov

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