2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Carolina
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
|---|---|
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | South Carolina, U.S. |
| First case | March 7, 2020 Charleston and Kershaw counties |
| Confirmed cases | 47 |
Deaths | 1 |
This article details the viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of March 17, 2020, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has confirmed 47 cases in the state, resulting in one death.[1]
Timeline[edit]
- March 6: DHEC announces that two women, one from Charleston County and one from Kershaw County, are under investigation and are presumed to have South Carolina's first cases of the virus.[2]
- March 7: Tests for the two women return as "presumptive-positive," giving South Carolina its first two cases.[3]
- March 12:
- The South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) announces that it will be suspending all athletics until April 3.[4]
- South Carolina Science Olympiad announces its decision to cancel its state championship tournaments for both divisions.[5]
- March 13: Governor Henry McMaster declares a state of emergency and orders the closure of all public schools in Kershaw and Lancaster counties for 14 days.[6]
- March 15: Governor McMaster and other officials announce the closure of all public schools in the state until March 31.[7]
- March 16:
- A nursing home patient in Lexington County is reported as the first COVID-19 related death in South Carolina.[8][9]
- The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) suspends all spring sports until April 5.[10]
- March 17:
- 14 additional cases are reported.[11]
- Governor McMaster issues an executive order requiring the mandatory shutdown of dine-in service in restaurants and bars. The order also includes the delay of state tax deadlines until June 1, the general request of state agencies to waive any restrictive regulations in order to move faster to address the virus, and also prohibits gatherings of more than 50 people at publicly-owned facilities.[12]
Statistics[edit]
Cases by county[edit]
| 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in South Carolina[13]
Updated March 16, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| County | Confirmed Cases | Deceased | Notes |
| Anderson | 2 | 0 | |
| Beaufort | 4 | 0 | |
| Calhoun | 1 | 0 | |
| Charleston | 3 | 0 | |
| Fairfield | 1 | 0 | |
| Greenville | 2 | 0 | |
| Horry | 4 | 0 | |
| Kershaw | 22 | 0 | |
| Lancaster | 2 | 0 | |
| Lexington | 3 | 1 | County with the first reported death.[8] |
| Richland | 1 | 0 | |
| Spartanburg | 1 | 0 | |
| York | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 1 | |
Testing[edit]
The monitoring and testing of COVID-19 in South Carolina per the Department of Health and Environmental Control is as follows:[1]
| Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Negative tests | 409 |
| Positive tests | 47 |
Impact on sports[edit]
In college sports, the National Collegiate Athletic Association cancelled all winter and spring tournaments, most notably the Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments, affecting colleges and universities statewide.[14] On March 16, the National Junior College Athletic Association also canceled the remainder of the winter seasons as well as the spring seasons. [15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Monitoring & Testing (COVID-19) | SCDHEC". scdhec.gov. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Feit, Noah; Daprile, Lucas; Fretwell, Sammy (6 March 2020). "First potential coronavirus cases under investigation in South Carolina". thestate.com. The State. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Riviera, Ray; Phillips, Patrick (7 March 2020). "First possible S.C. novel coronavirus cases detected in Charleston, Kershaw Counties". live5news.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Glover, Emery (12 March 2020). "SCISA postpones spring sports in S.C. amid coronavirus concerns". wistv.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "SC SCIENCE OLYMPIAD". sc-so.org. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Mallory, Laurel (13 March 2020). "S.C. governor declares state of emergency; orders Kershaw, Lancaster county schools to close". wistv.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Ablon, Matthew (15 March 2020). "SC governor shuts down all public schools until March 31 to combat spread of coronavirus". FOX Carolina. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b "State of South Carolina Reports First COVID-19 Related Death". South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
- ^ Mallory, Laurel. "S.C. reports first COVID-19-related death was Lexington Co. nursing home patient". wistv.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "SCHSL suspends all spring sports due to threat of coronavirus". wmbfnews.com. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "DHEC Announces Additional 14 Cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in South Carolina". South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Governor's Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19)". YouTube. March 17, 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Papantonis, Nicholas (11 March 2020). "Interactive map: Tracking coronavirus cases in and around South Carolina". WPDE. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships NCAA, March 12, 2020
- ^ NJCAA cancels spring sports, basketball nationals amid coronavirus outbreak MLive.com, March 16, 2020
