FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

December 26, 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: 3,111/151 Summary click here

New confirmed/probable total deaths: 74/7 Summary click here

 

Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)

Confirmed and probable cases: 266,678/22,214

• Confirmed and probable deaths: 4,736/388
• Tests performed for South Carolinians: 3,487,809

Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/COVID19testing)

• Testing opportunities available statewide: 158

Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)

• 14,427 individual test results reported statewide yesterday (not including antibody tests)
• 21.6% 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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