SC
DHEC Announces Additional Five Cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in South Carolina
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 16, 2020
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is investigating five additional cases of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. This brings the total number of cases statewide to 33.
Preliminary information for new cases
One new case is from Lexington County. The case is an elderly person who was a close contact to a previously reported case. This person remains in isolation at a healthcare facility.
Four new cases are from Kershaw County. Three of the cases are middle-aged individuals who are known contacts to a previously reported case and are currently isolated at home. One case is an elderly person. Investigation is underway and further details are not currently available.
Earlier today, the state of South Carolina reported the first death of an individual with COVID-19 infection.
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An elderly person from Lexington County is South Carolina’s first person to die from COVID-19, the South Carolina Department Department of Health and Environmental Services (SCDHEC) reported Monday.
The person was from Lexington County and was a resident of Lexington Medical Center Extended Care Skilled Nursing Facility, DHEC said.
OH
50 Confirmed Cases in Ohio
Last Updated: 03/16/20 (Updated daily at 2 p.m.)
* Number of counties with cases: Belmont (2), Butler (6), Cuyahoga (24), Franklin (3), Geauga (1), Lorain (3), Lucas (1), Medina (2), Stark (3), Summit (2), Trumbull (2), Tuscarawas (1)
https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/Novel-Coronavirus/2019-nCoV