COLUMBIA, S.C. — The state's health agency, DHEC, released their latest information Wednesday. The numbers reflect data that ended a 24-hour period at 11:59 p.m. on January 4.
There were 4,037 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the latest data, and 101 probable new cases. The record for daily confirmed cases was 4,413 on Christmas Day. South Carolina had never seen a day above 4,000 before that date and had never seen more than 3,000 prior to December 9.
According to DHEC, there are 71 confirmed deaths reported today, a total of 5,139 since the start of the pandemic. There are also 13 probable deaths reported today, for a total of 443 probable deaths.
Hospitalizations continue to rise with 2,424 reported on Tuesday, with 469 of those patients in intensive care and 247 on ventilators.
Here are the rest of the day's numbers.
Today's cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- New confirmed/probable total cases: 4,037/101 Summary click here
- New confirmed/probable total deaths: 71/13 Summary click here
Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- Confirmed and probable cases: 306,204/27,031
- Confirmed and probable deaths: 5,139/443
- Tests performed for South Carolinians: 3,856,645
Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/COVID19testing)
Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)
- 13,052 individual test results reported statewide yesterday (not including antibody tests)
- 30.9% 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.
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