SC Covid Cases

[Intracoastal]

Cases seem to be stabilizing a bit.
Deaths are still increasing though still not close to what they were in Mid Dec - Mid Feb.
19% positive is pretty high but it bounces around.

 

[Intracoastal]

Most deaths recorded since February.
Deadliest day since Delta arrived.
Case counts still seem to be stabilizing.

 

[poates6]

Most deaths recorded since February.
Deadliest day since Delta arrived.
Case counts still seem to be stabilizing.

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I applaud your consistency! Well
Done!

 

[hmoore714]

Do you know what probable means when it comes to deaths? Thanks

 

[PawsFan_]

Interesting.

1711 people who were vaccinated, got COVID. 126 ended up in the hospital.

21% of all COVID deaths were people that WERE fully vaccinated. 1 in 5.

Those aren't insignificant numbers. That doesn't speak too highly of the effectiveness of the vaccination.

Look, there is no doubt that the vaccine is a good thing. It improves your odds. But just because you are wearing kevlar doesn't mean you can't die of a gunshot. The vaccine is not the ending the virus.

Can we all agree that 1) this vaccine was pushed out fast. 2) That research likely was content with an 80% effectiveness when, under normal conditions, they would have kept developing the vaccine until it was a 99% solution, 3) the fact it was push out so quickly is a little cause of concern.

 

[yoshi121374]

Interesting.

1711 people who were vaccinated, got COVID. 126 ended up in the hospital.

21% of all COVID deaths were people that WERE fully vaccinated. 1 in 5.

Those aren't insignificant numbers. That doesn't speak too highly of the effectiveness of the vaccination.

Look, there is no doubt that the vaccine is a good thing. It improves your odds. But just because you are wearing kevlar doesn't mean you can't die of a gunshot. The vaccine is not the ending the virus.

Can we all agree that 1) this vaccine was pushed out fast. 2) That research likely was content with an 80% effectiveness when, under normal conditions, they would have kept developing the vaccine until it was a 99% solution, 3) the fact it was push out so quickly is a little cause of concern.

I agree with the effectiveness, but the bottom paragraph is probably not true. The vaccines proved to be high effective against the strains they were developed for. Most of the current cases in SC are the delta variant, which the vaccine makes have said the.vaccines were less effective against. No vaccine is 100% effective, and no more time would have made it so. Part of the reason these vaccines came.out fast was the monumental amount of time and energy and money devoted to their development, as well as already having the MRNA technology in place and ready.

 

[PawsFan_]

I agree with the effectiveness, but the bottom paragraph is probably not true. The vaccines proved to be high effective against the strains they were developed for. Most of the current cases in SC are the delta variant, which the vaccine makes have said the.vaccines were less effective against. No vaccine is 100% effective, and no more time would have made it so. Part of the reason these vaccines came.out fast was the monumental amount of time and energy and money devoted to their development, as well as already having the MRNA technology in place and ready.

Interesting points.

- The CDC had on its website for the longest time (its gone now) that the vaccines were effective against the delta variant. It's obvious now they aren't. I agree with you that the variant "mismatch" (for lack of a better word) probably has a significant impact on these numbers.
- Totally will buy into buttloads of money and effort were put into the vaccine development. That's why it hit the streets so fast. You can't convince me lot of shortcuts weren't taken due to the public pressures to get an vaccine on the street. I'm sure the CEO's of these pharma companies put immense pressure on their developers to be the first with a solution. Big for their brand. Lots of money to be made here. The shots are free....but we are paying for it somehow. J&J ad Pfizer and making lots on this too.

 

[yoshi121374]

Interesting points.

- The CDC had on its website for the longest time (its gone now) that the vaccines were effective against the delta variant. It's obvious now they aren't. I agree with you that the variant "mismatch" (for lack of a better word) probably has a significant impact on these numbers.
- Totally will buy into buttloads of money and effort were put into the vaccine development. That's why it hit the streets so fast. You can't convince me lot of shortcuts weren't taken due to the public pressures to get an vaccine on the street. I'm sure the CEO's of these pharma companies put immense pressure on their developers to be the first with a solution. Big for their brand. Lots of money to be made here. The shots are free....but we are paying for it somehow. J&J ad Pfizer and making lots on this too.

The vaccines are still pretty effective against the delta variant, particularly when it comes to severity of case. The numbers and doctors show that getting vaccinated is still the beta thing that you can do for your health.

The MRNA vaccines were already ready and had been through my tested, they just need the info for this particular virus. That helped tremendously with the speed.

Sometimes needing something really badly leads to lots of attention and does speed the process and it is moved to the front of the line for administrative process. From everything I have read, nothing wasn't done that is typically done for a vaccine, it was just triaged to the front if the line.

 

[dandeman330]

SC is approximately 50% vaccinated so you are roughly 4 times more likely to die without being vaccinated. than someone that is. Of course there are other factors in these numbers. What were the ages, comorbidities etc. of each group that change that number up or down somewhat.

 

[Intracoastal]

Most cases since the arrival of Delta.
Deaths are still on the rise.

 

[Essolover4]

Do you know what probable means when it comes to deaths? Thanks

If you can spell Covid and die then you probably had it. It’s science.

 

[Intracoastal]

FL Update:
After 3 straight weeks of rate of increase decline...
Florida had their first week of fewer cases than the prior week.
They appear to have hit their peek and are now in a declining or flat state.

7/23 - 7/29: (+)37,243 more cases than the prior week.
7/30 - 8/5: (+)24,086 more cases than the prior week.
8/6 - 8/12 (+)16,704 more cases than the prior week.
8/13 - 8/19 (-)1350 fewer cases than the prior week. (first decline since prior to June)

Trend is strong with each week showing a less steep incline followed by the first week of decline.
http://ww11.doh.state.fl.us/comm/_p..._archive/covid19-data/covid19_data_latest.pdf

 

[Tigerbomb]

FL Update:
After 3 straight weeks of rate of increase decline...
Florida had their first week of fewer cases than the prior week.
They appear to have hit their peek and are now in a declining or flat state.

7/23 - 7/29: (+)37,243 more cases than the prior week.
7/30 - 8/5: (+)24,086 more cases than the prior week.
8/6 - 8/12 (+)16,704 more cases than the prior week.
8/13 - 8/19 (-)1350 fewer cases than the prior week. (first decline since prior to June)

Trend is strong with each week showing a less steep incline followed by the first week of decline.
http://ww11.doh.state.fl.us/comm/_p..._archive/covid19-data/covid19_data_latest.pdf

That's great news and probably shows the time-line for other areas.

It looks like Delta behaves a lot like Alpha and every other variant. Cases rise sharply for 6-7 weeks in an affected area and then steadily declines.

I think SC is about 7-10 days behind Florida so maybe in the next couple of weeks we will peak and then start to decline.

 

[Essolover4]

That's great news and probably shows the time-line for other areas.

It looks like Delta behaves a lot like Alpha and every other variant. Cases rise sharply for 6-7 weeks in an affected area and then steadily declines.

I think SC is about 7-10 days behind Florida so maybe in the next couple of weeks we will peak and then start to decline.

Agree that this will happen. The Midwest and North will probably get their wave/spike in Sept/Oct.

 

[Jimmy Green Beans]

I'm 100% this will turn political because we are human and can't help ourselves but just wanted to share the latest from DHEC. They release a tweet with this info every day around 1:30. They update the dashboard more sporadically. Some of the charts don't update every day as they note in their titles.

2780 New cases
1878 Confirmed
902 Probable
9 new deaths
8 Confirmed
1 Probable
18.7% positive

Link to DHEC Dashboard

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Thanks. Can you include a report of colds, sniffles, flu, and the clap?

 

[CoffeeIsForClosers]

My wife who works at PRISMA Health Richland got an email today on their internal update.

• Of our COVID inpatients across the Midlands, only 11.8% are fully vaccinated and 18.5% have received at least one dose.
• We have 53 Team Members out with a positive COVID test and we have another more than 30 Team Members out on quarantine.
• All of our campuses are at or near capacity – PHR is already on full-diversion this morning; Baptist is 100% occupied with 13 holds in the ED; and, Tuomey and Parkridge are in similar capacity situations.
• Please follow this link to our newly implemented visitation policy and updated PPE guidance for both vaccinated and unvaccinated Team Members.
• You can obtain a vaccination at either Employee Health or our vaccination/testing/infusion site in MP10.
• We have established a modified Incident Command Structure and are meeting Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week; we will adjust if we need to meet more frequently.

Thanks for sharing

 

[Intracoastal]

Current Lexington Medical numbers.

189 Hospitalized in their system only.
26 vaccinated. 163 unvaccinated.
86% unvaccinated.


53 in ICU
6 vaccinated. 47 unvaccinated.
88% unvaccinated.

 

[Intracoastal]

Most deaths reported in an update since delta arrived in SC.

 

[tallulahtiger30319]

The vaccines are still pretty effective against the delta variant, particularly when it comes to severity of case. The numbers and doctors show that getting vaccinated is still the beta thing that you can do for your health.

The MRNA vaccines were already ready and had been through my tested, they just need the info for this particular virus. That helped tremendously with the speed.

Sometimes needing something really badly leads to lots of attention and does speed the process and it is moved to the front of the line for administrative process. From everything I have read, nothing wasn't done that is typically done for a vaccine, it was just triaged to the front if the line.

and the government removed the R &D financial rush from the pharmaceutical companies by guaranteeing the money. I gather you understand this, but others are incapable of grasping that any "shortcuts" taken were just administrative.

 

[gardentiger]

I read something about the Delta+ variant.

How many more variants are stored in a lab somewhere?

 

[CoffeeIsForClosers]

Current Lexington Medical numbers.

189 Hospitalized in their system only.
26 vaccinated. 163 unvaccinated.
86% unvaccinated.


53 in ICU
6 vaccinated. 47 unvaccinated.
88% unvaccinated.

Current trends show these numbers will only get worse. Numbers of positive cases continue to spike, especially in the upstate, but hospitalizations seem to be spiking everywhere.

14 day change (cases per 100k) -
Pickens County up 142%
Oconee County up 142%
Anderson County up 78%
Greenville County up 58%
Richland County up 9%
Lexington County up 31%
Charleston County up 37%
Florence County up 167%
Horry County up 6%

14 day change (Hospitalized per 100k)
Pickens County up 165%
Oconee County up 123%
Anderson County up 160%
Greenville County up 136%
Richland County up 72%
Lexington County up 82%
Charleston County up 103%
Florence County up 87%
Horry County up 60%

Total hospitalizations statewide are up to 1,940 (peak in January was 2,258 and peak end of last summer was 1,653) and is showing a 73% increase 14 days change. Deaths daily average up to 29 (212% increase 14 day change).

Be safe out there...

 

[Intracoastal]

Current trends show these numbers will only get worse. Numbers of positive cases continue to spike, especially in the upstate, but hospitalizations seem to be spiking everywhere.

14 day change (cases per 100k) -
Pickens County up 142%
Oconee County up 142%
Anderson County up 78%
Greenville County up 58%
Richland County up 9%
Lexington County up 31%
Charleston County up 37%
Florence County up 167%
Horry County up 6%

14 day change (Hospitalized per 100k)
Pickens County up 165%
Oconee County up 123%
Anderson County up 160%
Greenville County up 136%
Richland County up 72%
Lexington County up 82%
Charleston County up 103%
Florence County up 87%
Horry County up 60%

Total hospitalizations statewide are up to 1,940 (peak in January was 2,258 and peak end of last summer was 1,653) and is showing a 73% increase 14 days change. Deaths daily average up to 29 (212% increase 14 day change).

Be safe out there...

I think we see the case counts start to decline either this week or next. Still going to be a while before hospitals and deaths start to see any decline. SC tends to track with FL pretty closely, maybe a few days behind, which is why I have been posting some of their trends. They saw their first week to week decline in cases in their Friday (8/20) report since delta wave arrived.

 

[Jimmy Green Beans]

I encourage everyone to read the many studies and research published on the effectiveness of Ivermectin.

This website has a wealth of knowledge in the treatment of COVID.

Home

FLCCC is The Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance: Dedicated to COVID prevention & treatment, empowering individuals for better health.

covid19criticalcare.com

 

[scotchtiger]

I think we see the case counts start to decline either this week or next. Still going to be a while before hospitals and deaths start to see any decline. SC tends to track with FL pretty closely, maybe a few days behind, which is why I have been posting some of their trends. They saw their first week to week decline in cases in their Friday (8/20) report since delta wave arrived.

If you look at ancillary factors to hospitalization and death - mainly age and obesity:

• FL has the highest % >65 in the country, but SC is top 10.
• SC is top 10 in obesity (in a bad way). FL is bottom 6 (in a good way).

Tells me SC will likely see higher rates of hospitalization/death relative to infections.

With the data being abundantly clear, I'm not sure why the public outcry is limited to vaccinations. There should be an equally loud push for people to lose weight, control their diabetes, stop smoking, eat healthier, exercise outdoors, take vitamins, etc. This would have a dramatic impact on hospitalizations (particularly if it started 18 months ago) and also reduce our country's long-term healthcare costs.

Get your sh!t together SC

 

[CoffeeIsForClosers]

I encourage everyone to read the many studies and research published on the effectiveness of Ivermectin.

This website has a wealth of knowledge in the treatment of COVID.

Home

FLCCC is The Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance: Dedicated to COVID prevention & treatment, empowering individuals for better health.

covid19criticalcare.com

No offense intended, but if I was to test positive I would trust my Dr to handle my treatment. He’s way more qualified to do the research than I am.

 

[CoffeeIsForClosers]

C&P for those with dark mode

A current update from the largest health system in South Carolina. The risk/benefit analysis is very very clear at this time. With FDA fully approving Pfizer yesterday for 16 years and up, the time to wait is over. If you still have questions, please speak with your physician - just as you would regarding your blood pressure meds, your diabetes, your depression, your cholesterol, your pregnancy, and your general health concerns. Vaccines are working - they are effective - they are safe. The benefit is clear.

 

[Intracoastal]

Update from PRISMA (Richland/Midlands only.)



Good Morning Team Richland!



South Carolina remains in the top 10 in the US for new and confirmed COVID-19 cases per day, when normalized for population. Good news, however, is that our 7-day moving average of percent positive tests is decreasing; hopefully an indication of a favorable leading trend predicting a reduction in need for acute care services from Prisma and others. That’s not the case as we sit here today, as more than 85% of ICU beds in the state are being used, with just under 40% of all ICU beds in the state being consumed by COVID+ patients.

In terms of total COVID+ inpatients across the Midlands, we are sitting at 73, Tuomey is at 45, Baptist is at 32 and Parkridge is at 20. Our total of 170 is down from a high of 197 just a little under a week ago; and that decline is just about evenly distributed across all four hospitals! Again, hopeful of a trend as we are steady around 170 for the past three- to four-days.

 

[yoshi121374]

I encourage everyone to read the many studies and research published on the effectiveness of Ivermectin.

This website has a wealth of knowledge in the treatment of COVID.

Home

FLCCC is The Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance: Dedicated to COVID prevention & treatment, empowering individuals for better health.

covid19criticalcare.com

Frontiers Removes Controversial Ivermectin Paper Pre-Publication

A review article containing contested claims about the tropical medicine drug as a COVID-19 treatment was listed as "provisionally accepted" on the journal's website before being removed this week.

www.the-scientist.com

Their studies have been rejected by medical journals for being unsubstantiated, but you keep doing you.

 

[Jimmy Green Beans]

Frontiers Removes Controversial Ivermectin Paper Pre-Publication

A review article containing contested claims about the tropical medicine drug as a COVID-19 treatment was listed as "provisionally accepted" on the journal's website before being removed this week.

www.the-scientist.com

Their studies have been rejected by medical journals for being unsubstantiated, but you keep doing you.

Nice try! Why are you so anti-science? You notice that they accepted prior to removing it because of political pressure. It is always the left that wants to inject subjectivity and opinion into science. Now even math is apparently racist. You folks really have some sort of mental disease...

Last, what about the dozens of other studies? How are you going to dismiss them?

 

[yoshi121374]

Nice try! Why are you so anti-science? You notice that they accepted prior to removing it because of political pressure. It is always the left that wants to inject subjectivity and opinion into science. Now even math is apparently racist. You folks really have some sort of mental disease...

Last, what about the dozens of other studies? How are you going to dismiss them?

The fact that I'm on the side of the prevailing scientific community, the current data all supports vaccines and their efficacy means that I am not anti-science. Maybe the fact that you deny the scientific community in search of fringe science to support your pre-supposition night make that you who is anti-science.

 

[Intracoastal]

 

[Jimmy Green Beans]

The fact that I'm on the side of the prevailing scientific community, the current data all supports vaccines and their efficacy means that I am not anti-science. Maybe the fact that you deny the scientific community in search of fringe science to support your pre-supposition night make that you who is anti-science.

Or

The fact that I'm on the side of the prevailing scientific community, the current data all supports vaccines and their efficacy means that I am not anti-science. Maybe the fact that you deny the scientific community in search of fringe science to support your pre-supposition night make that you who is anti-scien

The fact that I'm on the side of the prevailing scientific community, the current data all supports vaccines and their efficacy means that I am not anti-science. Maybe the fact that you deny the scientific community in search of fringe science to support your pre-supposition night make that you who is anti-science.

Ha! The fact is that you are on the prevailing side of politics and money! Science be damned!

 

[yoshi121374]

Or

How about Doctors? There are multiple doctors who have posted on here who have stated they strongly support vaccines. Do not understand how insulting it is to suggest that all of these people are on the take? You need to understand that you are insulting and besmirching the reputations and professionalism of the vast majority of the medical community, that might be why you get suck push back.

It's an absolute asshole take to say they are intentionally misleading for money

 

[Jimmy Green Beans]

How about Doctors? There are multiple doctors who have posted on here who have stated they strongly support vaccines. Do not understand how insulting it is to suggest that all of these people are on the take? You need to understand that you are insulting and besmirching the reputations and professionalism of the vast majority of the medical community, that might be why you get suck push back.

It's an absolute asshole take to say they are intentionally misleading for money

Riddle me this genius...if the experimental "vaccines" were so safe and effective, then why are the vaccine manufacturers exempt from lawsuits? This is unprecedented. I challenge you to really think about this. Waiting...

 

[TheValley91]

Riddle me this genius...if the experimental "vaccines" were so safe and effective, then why are the vaccine manufacturers exempt from lawsuits? This is unprecedented. I challenge you to really think about this. Waiting...

FDA approved vaccine.

 

[Jimmy Green Beans]

How about Doctors? There are multiple doctors who have posted on here who have stated they strongly support vaccines. Do not understand how insulting it is to suggest that all of these people are on the take? You need to understand that you are insulting and besmirching the reputations and professionalism of the vast majority of the medical community, that might be why you get suck push back.

It's an absolute asshole take to say they are intentionally misleading for money

Furthermore, my son has a chronic immune deficiency. He got COVID twice. The first time "vaccines" weren't available. Fortunately, his symptoms were very mild. The 2nd time, his symptoms were much more serious. Because of my son's history, his primary care specializes in immunology.

In any case, the 2nd time around, my son was running a high fever and feeling very ill, his doctor prescribed Ivermectin. I picked up the prescription that night and gave my son one pill. The next morning, he was like a new kid. FACT!

 

[Jimmy Green Beans]

FDA approved vaccine.

You realize that they "lost" the control group. You also realize there are no long-term studies. And, pay attention, if the read the approval, it isn't what you think it is...

Have at it. Feel free to inject yourself as many times as you like. The creator of the mRNA technology is on record being vehemently opposed to these "vaccines". His name is Dr. Robert Malone. Another fact.

 

[okclem]

I encourage everyone to read the many studies and research published on the effectiveness of Ivermectin.

This website has a wealth of knowledge in the treatment of COVID.

Home

FLCCC is The Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance: Dedicated to COVID prevention & treatment, empowering individuals for better health.

covid19criticalcare.com

Ivermectin is literally not an anti-viral drug. So not only does it literally have no ability to protect against the covid19 virus, it can also literally kill you if you take too much. Since no legitimate medical professional would even consider treating you with it, as it would be criminally negligent on their part, your only option is doing it yourself.

Do you know how to calculate precise dosages, Jimmy?

 

[UpstateTgrFan]

This is a cool website someone on TMB shared. The data on it suggest Delta has peaked in SC although hospitalizations/deaths will lag a little behind:

covidestim: COVID-19 nowcasting

Up-to-date estimates of key covid-19 metrics for your county or state

covidestim.org

 

[Jimmy Green Beans]

Ivermectin is literally not an anti-viral drug. So not only does it literally have no ability to protect against the covid19 virus, it can also literally kill you if you take too much. Since no legitimate medical professional would even consider treating you with it, as it would be criminally negligent on their part, your only option is doing it yourself.

Do you know how to calculate precise dosages, Jimmy?

You are completely ignorant on this subject. You literally have no idea what you are talking about.

Regarding dosage, the immunologist calculated that when he prescribed it for my son, jackass!