PRESCRIBED. FOR HELPING HIM AVOID A SEVERE CASE OF THE VIRUS. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE PRESIDENT WILL WEAR A MASK FOR 10 DAYS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. AND WILL KEEP TESTING. SOUTH CAROLINA HEALTH LEADERS GAVE AN UPDATE ON COVID-19 IN THE STATE TODAY. THEY SAY, ALTHOUGH HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE NOT A MAJOR CONCERN CASES ARE SPIKING ACROSS THE STATE. SO THEY ARE ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO GET STUDENTS VACCINATED. SO THEY DO NOT MISS TIME AT SCHOOL. >> OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY COVID-19. WITH VACCINES READILY AVAILABLE NOW FOR EVERYONE 6 MONTHS OLD AND UP THERE’S NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW FOR ALL CHILDREN TO GET THEIR COVID-19 VACCINATION. SO THAT THEY CAN FOCUS 100% ON SCHOOL. GABRIELLE: ACCORDING TO D-HEC. FROM JULY 17 THROUGH THE 23RD. MORE THAN 16,000 NEW COVID CASES WERE REPORTED STATEWIDE. THERE WERE 9 NEW DEATHS. AND 538 HOSPITALIZATIONS
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South Carolina COVID-19 cases are ‘spiking,’ DHEC says
Updated: 9:21 AM EDT Jul 28, 2022
COVID-19 cases in South Carolina are spiking, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. DHEC says the updated community levels map for South Carolina from the Centers for Disease Control shows 29 counties with high levels of COVID-19 and 11 counties with medium levels.Here is a breakdown of those counties: Counties with high community levels: Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Chesterfield, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Hampton, Horry, Kershaw, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland and Williamsburg.Counties with medium community levels: Allendale, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chester, Clarendon, L …