DHEC Provides New Data on Individuals’ Dates of Death; Latest COVID-19 Update (July 16, 2020)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 16, 2020
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced the most COVID-19 associated deaths reported out for a single day,
69 confirmed and three probable, however, the deaths of the individuals occurred over the past few weeks.
This delay in reporting of an individual’s death during this pandemic is often attributed to ensuring the death is accurately reported based on the most up-to-date federal guidance for determining a COVID-19-related death. A cause of death is determined by a medical certifier or a coroner. As
announced in late April, DHEC has implemented a cross analysis methodology to ensure an individual’s death is accurately reported. This includes comparing the initial information reported to the agency to the information included on an individual’s official death certificate.
Additionally, the report of an individual’s cause of death may be delayed if the individual had numerous medical issues or it takes longer to collect the personal demographic information from the family.
To clearly provide the actual dates of COVID-19-related deaths, today DHEC is publishing a COVID-19
Deaths in South Carolina by Date of Death graph on its Testing and Projections webpage. This new data visualization provides the date of COVID-19-related deaths announced for that current day as well as the dates the deaths occurred.
Daily COVID-19 Update (July 16, 2020)
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced
1,842 new confirmed cases and four new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19,
69 additional confirmed deaths and three new probable deaths. There are currently
1,578 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19, and
214 of those patients are currently on ventilators.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 63,880, probable cases to 204, confirmed deaths to 1,053 and 17 probable deaths.
Fifty-five of the deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Anderson (1), Beaufort (3), Charleston (11), Chester (1), Chesterfield (1), Colleton (3), Darlington (1), Dillon (2), Florence (1), Georgetown (1), Greenville (13), Greenwood (1), Horry (4), Kershaw (1), Lancaster (1), Lexington (3), Orangeburg (1), Pickens (1), Richland (3), Spartanburg (1), and Williamsburg (1) counties; and 14 of the deaths occurred in middle-aged individuals from Berkeley (2), Charleston (1), Greenville (3), Greenwood (1), Lexington (2), Orangeburg (3), Pickens (1), and Richland (1) counties.
The three probable deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Abbeville (1) and Spartanburg (1) counties, one individual whose age is being confirmed from Saluda County (1).
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https://www.scdhec.gov/news-releases...e-july-16-2020
