COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) released their latest information Saturday. The numbers reflect data that ended a 24-hour period at 11:59 p.m. on March 4.
There were 792 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the latest data.
According to DHEC, there are now 7,711 confirmed deaths since the start of the pandemic, with 15 more reported in the latest numbers. There are also 6 probable deaths reported today, for a total of 1,008 probable deaths.
Hospitalizations remain steady with 623 reported on Saturday, with 156 of those patients in intensive care and 86 on ventilators.
Here are the rest of the day's numbers.
Today's cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- New confirmed/probable total cases: 792/137 Summary click here
- New confirmed/probable total deaths: 15/6 Summary click here
Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- Confirmed and probable cases: 449,151/75,306
- Confirmed and probable deaths: 7,711/1,008
- Tests performed for South Carolinians: 6,120,006
Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/COVID19testing)
Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)
- 28,294 individual test results reported statewide yesterday (not including antibody tests)
- 4.3% percent positive
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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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