State health officials recorded 2,919 positive cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, with positive rates lingering at high levels, with 22.9% among 12,767 tests.
South Carolina 30-day percent-positive rate sits at 18.2%, the highest it’s been since mid-May, per The State. According to the World Health Organization, anything above 5% is “too high.”
U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, who represents parts of the Charleston area and the Midlands, was administered his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Friday afternoon, he said on Twitter. Clyburn advised all Americans over the age of 16 get the vaccine when they are able to.
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