FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 27, 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: 1,777/38 Summary click here
• New confirmed/probable total deaths: 28/1 Summary click here

Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)

• Confirmed and probable cases: 199,538/13,582
• Confirmed and probable deaths: 4,043/303
• Tests performed for South Carolinians: 2,639,859

Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/COVID19testing)

• Testing opportunities available statewide: 237

There may be limited testing over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Make sure that you read all the additional information for the site listing carefully and, when possible, call ahead to the testing site to confirm hours before you visit.

Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)

• 14,392 individual test results reported statewide yesterday (not including antibody tests)
• 12.3% 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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