Unfortunately, this isn’t accurate according to state health authorities. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced on Friday that a delay in providing COVID data to the CDC led to the issue. The current map on the CDC’s website shows most of South Carolina dropping to medium COVID community spread – what appears to be a major improvement from previous weeks.
But DHEC reports that most of the state’s counties haven’t actually seen this positive turn.
“COVID-19 levels throughout much of SC remain high and we encourage residents to mask when appropriate and stay up-to-date on vaccines and boosters,” the state agency reports.
The weekly data not included in the latest map includes 14,967 new cases, 607 hospitalizations, and 13 deaths with a positive rate of 24.9%
DHEC didn’t elaborate on specifically how the numbers were delayed but vowed that the next week’s CDC update will include the correct information.
