FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 23, 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: 1,095/16 Summary click here
• New confirmed/probable total deaths: 5/0  Summary click here

Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)

• Confirmed and probable cases: 194,902/12,650
• Confirmed and probable deaths: 3,987/301
• Tests performed for South Carolinians: 2,545,046

Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/COVID19findatest)

• Testing opportunities available statewide: 295

Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)

• 10,217 individual test results reported statewide yesterday (not including antibody tests)
• 10.7% 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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