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179 COVID-19 cases, 3 additional deaths reported in SC

36.9% of South Carolina residents have been fully vaccinated
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) released their latest information Tuesday. The numbers reflect data that ended a 24-hour period at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, May 29, 2021

There were 179 new cases of COVID-19 in the latest data. A record 6,824 new positive cases were reported on January 8. South Carolina had never seen a day above 4,000 before Christmas Day and had never seen more than 3,000 prior to December 9, 2020.

According to DHEC, there is a total of 8,575 confirmed deaths since the start of the pandemic, with 3 additional deaths reported in the latest numbers. The highest number of confirmed COVID-19 related deaths reported in a single day was 93, reported on January 15, 2021. There is also 1 probable death reported today, for a total of 1,161 probable deaths.

Hospitalizations remain steady with 227 hospitalizations reported on Tuesday, with 59 of those patients in intensive care and 28 on ventilators. A single day record of 2,453 hospitalizations was reported January 12, 2021.

Here are the rest of the day's numbers.

Today's cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19)

Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)

  • Confirmed and probable cases: 491,760/101,502
  • Confirmed and probable deaths: 8,575/1,161
  • Tests performed for South Carolinians: 7,887,296

Vaccination totals (scdhec.gov/covid19/covid-19-vaccination-dashboard)

  • Total doses received by SC residents: 3,382,530
  • Total SC residents with at least 1 vaccine: 1,922,081
  • Total SC residents who have been completely vaccinated: 1,584,083
  • Percent of SC residents who have been completely vaccinated: 36.9%

Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/COVID19testing)

Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)

  • 6,265 molecular test results reported statewide yesterday (not including antibody tests)
  • 2.6% percent positive

Facility reports

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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