DHEC Reports Uptick in Covid-19 Cases in South Carolina

The number of Covid-19 cases is on the rise again in South Carolina. Two weeks ago cases were down by 22.1% from the previous week and that rose by 22.5% last week according to data which is based on information the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control received before midnight on Saturday. There were 12,772 cases reported to the agency last week and as of Saturday, there were 533 patients with Covid-19 in South Carolina hospitals. Overall, testing, cases, hospitalizations, deaths and vaccinations were all down from the previous month. The update brings the states totals to 1.674 million cases and 18,263 deaths.