|December 18, 2020 at 10:42 PM EST - Updated December 19 at 5:03 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - With Christmas just one week away, the latest data from the state health department shows the Lowcountry has the highest acute hospital bed occupancy in the state with the Tri-County over or nearing full capacity.
Charleston County had a 94.9% capacity, with 1,512 beds currently occupied and 82 available.
Berkeley County was overcapacity at 113%, data from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control showed.
Dorchester County was at 91.7%.
Beaufort County’s bed capacity stood at 94.3% while Jasper County was at 100%.
Meanwhile, Georgetown County reported 88.5% capacity. Colleton County listed 53.3% of its hospital beds in use, while Williamsburg County reported 42.9%, the lowest of any Lowcountry County.
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|December 18, 2020 at 10:42 PM EST - Updated December 19 at 5:03 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - With Christmas just one week away, the latest data from the state health department shows the Lowcountry has the highest acute hospital bed occupancy in the state with the Tri-County over or nearing full capacity.
Charleston County had a 94.9% capacity, with 1,512 beds currently occupied and 82 available.
Berkeley County was overcapacity at 113%, data from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control showed.
Dorchester County was at 91.7%.
Beaufort County’s bed capacity stood at 94.3% while Jasper County was at 100%.
Meanwhile, Georgetown County reported 88.5% capacity. Colleton County listed 53.3% of its hospital beds in use, while Williamsburg County reported 42.9%, the lowest of any Lowcountry County.
Tri-County hospital bed occupancy above state average as COVID cases rise
VIDEO: Tri-County hospital bed occupancy above state average as COVID cases rise By Patrick Phillips | December 18, 2020 at 10:42 PM EST - Updated December 19 at 5:03 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - With Christmas just one week away, the latest data from the state health department shows the Lowcountry has the highest acute hospital bed occupancy in the state with the Tri-County over or nearing full capacity.
Charleston County had a 94.9% capacity, with 1,512 beds currently occupied and 82 available.
Berkeley County was overcapacity at 113%, data from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control showed.
More S.C. parents saying no to common vaccines
VIDEO: More S.C. parents saying no to common vaccines By Michal Higdon | December 17, 2020 at 11:46 PM EST - Updated December 18 at 5:51 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - In a year where people have been waiting for a coronavirus vaccine, a portion of parents seem to be foregoing the common vaccines when it comes to their children.
There are certain vaccines that are required for school-aged children. Those include Hepatitis A and B, DTaP (whooping cough, tetanus) and MMR (measles, mumps, rubella).
“We’re seeing a perfect example of a virus that sort of rears its ugly head and then the only thing that we really have, as a society, is vaccinating as many people as possible to minimize the risk because there are going to be some people who might not be able to get vaccinated,” Dr. Kenneth Perry, the Assistant Medical Director at Summerville Medical Center, said.