COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina saw one its largest one day jumps in coronavirus hospitalizations, helping the state set a new record, as the number of people getting seriously sick from COVID-19 continues to climb.
The state's health agency, DHEC, released their latest information Tuesday. It showed 2,344 people are hospitalized, a new record in the pandemic, and up 189 from the day before. That's the largest one-day increase over the last month, when hospitalizations began to spike.
Of those patients, 447 were in ICU, also an all-time record, and 241 patients are on ventilators.
Meanwhile, there were 2,285 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the latest data, which represents a 24-hour period ending at 11:59 p.m. on January 3.
According to DHEC, there are now 5,068 confirmed deaths since the start of the pandemic, with 12 more reported in the latest numbers. There are also 3 more probable deaths reported today, for a total of 430 probable deaths.
Here are the rest of the day's numbers.
Today's cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- New confirmed/probable total cases: 2,285/41 Summary click here
- New confirmed/probable total deaths: 12/3 Summary click here
Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- Confirmed and probable cases: 302,003/26,070
- Confirmed and probable deaths: 5,068/430
- Tests performed for South Carolinians: 3,818,562
Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/COVID19testing)
Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)
- 7,442 individual test results reported statewide yesterday (not including antibody tests)
- 30.7% 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.
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