INTERACTIVE: How has the coronavirus spread across SC? Here’s COVID-19 by the numbers
What does flattening the curve mean? How do I know if coronavirus cases are still increasing? Have we reached our peak in deaths? Which counties have the most coronavirus cases?
Each day, S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control officials release more and more data about how COVID-19 is spreading across the Palmetto State. But what does that data mean in the big picture?
We’ve put together several graphs and maps to contextualize what’s happening each day with the coronavirus, where we’ve been and, possibly, where we are headed.
Where we are now
COVID-19 has spread to every county in South Carolina, and new cases are being identified and announced each day. The virus has spread to every age group and race since the first cases were identified in South Carolina.
While the number of cases steadily ramped up each day, DHEC officials decided in early April to begin releasing estimates for how many coronavirus cases the state actually has.
Where we’ve been
South Carolina saw its first cases of the coronavirus on March 6 in Kershaw and Charleston counties. Since then, new cases have been reported almost every day, but the number has fluctuated as labs have struggled against a nationwide shortage to find a chemical needed for COVID-19 testing.
The state’s first coronavirus-related death was reported on March 16. Since March 23, a new death has been reported every day.
Where we’re going
South Carolina saw an exponential growth in the number of cases announced each day during the summer, but making predictions of what will come next is difficult.
This story was originally published April 27, 2020 at 5:00 AM.
