Some information regarding COVID cases in South Carolina for you or others who have previously expressed interest :
As of this morning, there are about 2,800 hospital beds available in S.C.
Nearly 8,000 are occupied. Among the occupied beds , about 1,400 are occupied by patients with confirmed COVID-19 or PUI.
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- State Population : 5.1% million
- COVID-19 tests conducted : 533,738
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Total number of confirmed cases in S.C. = 52,419
Average age = 41
Median age = 39
% confirmed cases that required hospitalization = 12%
Number of active cases requiring mechanical ventilator support = 171
New cases for July 11 = 2,239 (highest reported cases)
Percent positive for July 11 = 22.2% (highest to date)
Deaths = 929
Average age = 74
Median Age = 76
Age range of confirmed deaths = under age of 5 years of age (a toddler died today from COVID) - 104 y/o
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% COVID deaths by age group :
—> 21-30 y/o : 0.8%
—> 31-40 y/o : 0.7%
—> 41-50 y/o : 3.1%
—> 51-60 y/o : 8.6%
—> 61-70 y/o : 21%
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2019-2020 influenza season national mortality rate (using the lowest end of estimated people tested , and the highest reported death estimate. Doing this to give “worst possible” death rate) :
==> 0.15%
COVID-19 mortality rate for state of South Carolina ( 929 / 52,419 ) :
==> 1.77%
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sources :
- DHEC