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AdvertisementDHEC confirmed 3,047 new cases and a 23% positivity rateSouth Carolina announces latest COVID-19 update (Dec. 12, 2020)DHEC confirmed 3,047 new cases and a 23% positivity rateHide TranscriptShow TranscriptTEMPERATURE AND TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. OFFICIALS WITH D-HEC IN SOUTH CAROLINA SAY THEY ANTICIPATE RECEIVING BETWEEN 200,000 AND 300,000 DOSES OF THE VACCINE BY THE END OF 2020. BUT IT’S UNKNOWN HOW MANY OF THOSE DOSES WILL ARRIVE THIS WEEK. D-HEC SAYS THE STATE HAS 15 CENTERS READY TO STORE THE VACCINES... AND TWO HUNDRED CENTERS HAVE COMPLETED ENROLLMENT APPLICATIONS TO GIVE PEOPLE THE SHOTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE STATE’S VACCINATION PLAN JUST HEAD TO WYFF4.COM. D-HEC REPORTED MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND CASES TODAY FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT DAY. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY 23% OF TESTS RETURNED CAME BACK POSITIVE. MORE THAN 1200 OF THOSE CASES, NEARLY HALF, CAME FROM UPSTATE COUNTIES AND 501 ALONE CAME FROM GREENVILLE COUNTY. THE NEXT HIGHEST INCREASE WAS RICHLAND COUNTY FOLLOWED BY SPARTANBURG AND PICKENS COUNTIES. D-HEC ALSO REPORTED TWELVE NEW DEATHS, THREE FROM THE UPSTATE. RIGHT NOW- 1,250 PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. IN NORTH CAROLINA, HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORTED 61 HUNDRED NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES TODAY. THAT’S A DROP FROM A RECORD HIGH OF MORE THAN 7500 NEW CASES FRIDAY. THEY SAID 11.7% OF TESTS CAME BACK POSITIVE. HOSPITALIZATIONS ROSE FOR THE TENTH DAY IN A ROW TO A RECORD 2577 PEOPLE. 151 OF THOSE CASES ARE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THAT’S A RECORD HIGH FOR THAT REGION. NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIALS EXPECT TO RECEIVE MORE THAN 85,000 DOSES OF THE PFIZER VACCINE IN WEEK ONE. MISSION HOSPITAL IS ONE OF THE 53 HOSPITALS SLATED TO GET DOSES. THE HOSPITALS WERE CHOSEN BASED ON NUMBER OF BEDS, HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND COUNTY POPULATION. PRIORITY WILL GO TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS, LONG TERM CARE RESIDENTS, AND OTHERS AT HIGH RISK. IN GEORGIA, HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORTED 4800 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES. THEY SAY THOSE ACCOUNTED FOR 11.8% OF THE NEARLY 40,000 TESTS REPORTED. THIRTY ADDITIONAL GEORGIANS DIED AND 229 MORE PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALAdvertisementSouth Carolina announces latest COVID-19 update (Dec. 12, 2020)DHEC confirmed 3,047 new cases and a 23% positivity rateThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) on Saturday announced the following COVID-19 updates.Today's cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19) New confirmed/probable total cases: 3,047/76 Summary click here New confirmed/probable total deaths: 12/0 Summary click here Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)Confirmed and probable cases: 231,363/17,435 Confirmed and probable deaths: 4,344/341 Tests performed for South Carolinians: 3,058,674 Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/findatest)Testing opportunities available statewide: 308 Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)13,234 new individual test results reported statewide (not including antibody tests) 23.0% positive Facility reportsHospital 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/schools 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.The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) on Saturday announced the following COVID-19 updates.Today's cases and deaths () Cumulative totals ()Testing opportunities ()Percent positive ()Facility reportsThe information above as well as extensive reporting on county-level information, demographics and more is available at The website is updated between 1 p.m.-3 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. weekends. Visit for the latest vaccine information.AdvertisementLoading more articles...

AdvertisementDHEC confirmed 3,047 new cases and a 23% positivity rateSouth Carolina announces latest COVID-19 update (Dec. 12, 2020)DHEC confirmed 3,047 new cases and a 23% positivity rateHide TranscriptShow TranscriptTEMPERATURE AND TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. OFFICIALS WITH D-HEC IN SOUTH CAROLINA SAY THEY ANTICIPATE RECEIVING BETWEEN 200,000 AND 300,000 DOSES OF THE VACCINE BY THE END OF 2020. BUT IT’S UNKNOWN HOW MANY OF THOSE DOSES WILL ARRIVE THIS WEEK. D-HEC SAYS THE STATE HAS 15 CENTERS READY TO STORE THE VACCINES... AND TWO HUNDRED CENTERS HAVE COMPLETED ENROLLMENT APPLICATIONS TO GIVE...

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