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We are following the most up-to-date data on coronavirus and vaccines in South Carolina. Check back weekly for updates.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 3,459 COVID-19-related and six coronavirus-related deaths during the week ending Oct. 29 on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
The counts include probable and shown coronavirus cases and deaths.
An estimated 1. 7 million cases of coronavirus have been reported in South Carolina and more than 18,600 people have died from the virus since March 2020, according to state health officials.
Data shows that COVID-19 cases are up about 13% from the same period last week, and hospitalizations are down about 1%. As of Oct. 29, an average of 221 additional people in the state were hospitalized with the coronavirus, adding to 31 patients in intensive care treatment and 11 patients on ventilators, according to the latest information.
The omicron BA. 5 subvariant accounted for about 74% of known coronavirus strains in South Carolina during the week ending Oct. 15, followed by the BA. 4. 6 subvariant (20. 5%), according to the most recent data. DHEC’s public fitness lab is sequencing the samples were randomly selected as part of national efforts to detect new strains of the virus, the agency says.
About 53% of South Carolinians eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and more than 61% have received at least one dose, according to state health data.
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Four men are facing federal charges after being accused of stealing millions from the COVID-19 relief budget for struggling businesses, according to the U. S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina.
Defendants Kehinde Mubarak Ladepo, 26, a member of the United States Air Force stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter; Ganiyu Victor Ladepo, 29, of Fayetteville, North Carolina; Maxwell Uzoma Okobi, 24, a North Carolina resident deployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; and Jacob Liticker, 25, of Houston, Texas, attempted to defraud him of $2 million in PPP loans, The State reported, filing the indictment.
Prosecutors stole about $1 million.
“PPP loans were budget-bound and designed to help businesses stay afloat in the midst of an unprecedented crisis and common challenges,” said U. S. Attorney Adair F. Boroughs in a statement. Every dollar mistaken from this taxpayer-funded program may simply not pass on to a valid company in need. “
If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison, plus fines and restitution.
Read the full story here.
Expect fatigue, fever, and malaise after rolling up your sleeves to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But what about heavier menstrual bleeding?
On Oct. 28, the European Medicines Agency’s protection committee suggested heavier periods as a possible side effect of Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, according to McClatchy News.
Committee members requested that heavier transient bleeding “of unknown frequency” be included in the product description of the vaccines so that consumers are informed, the firm said.
“Heavy menstrual bleeding (heavy periods) can be explained as bleeding characterised by an increase in volume and/or duration that interferes with the person’s physical, social, emotional and quality of life,” the EMA said.
The agency’s advice was based on a review of public knowledge and published medical studies.
To learn more, read the story here.
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