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As COVID-19 cases are once again rising in South Carolina and around the nation, state health officials expressed some concern that people will be reluctant to begin wearing masks again.
In a press briefing Wednesday morning, Prisma Health officials noted that the entire system had 11 COVID-19 patients on June 30. That has now risen to 111 on Wednesday, according to Dr. Rick Scott, Prisma Health s vaccination task force chair and chief clinical officer for the Midlands.
South Carolina had 228 reported cases on July 1 and it has increased to 1,393 on Wednesday. Average daily positivity rates have climbed over 10% for the first time since February, according to DHEC data.
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South Carolina residents should wear masks when indoors in public settings, even if they already are vaccinated against COVID-19, state health officials said Tuesday.
The state Department of Health and Environmental Control said it supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s decision Tuesday to reverse its guidance on masks for fully vaccinated people in response to a more infectious delta variant and rising case numbers. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is adopting the federal agency’s updated guidance and is recommending all South Carolinians, including those who are fully vaccinated, wear their masks when indoors and in public settings, the department said late Tuesday in an email.
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