{"id":13047,"date":"2021-01-27T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imph.org\/?p=13047"},"modified":"2021-02-24T17:14:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T17:14:41","slug":"sc-representative-urges-residents-to-be-cautious-following-release-of-new-covid-19-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imph.org\/sc-representative-urges-residents-to-be-cautious-following-release-of-new-covid-19-study\/","title":{"rendered":"SC representative urges residents to be cautious following release of new COVID-19 study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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WPDE ABC News15 recently covered IMPH and DHEC\u2019s COVID-19 data brief, which summarizes 2020 data on testing, case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent study released by The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and DHEC<\/a> had two Pee Dee counties among the top counties when it comes to the prevalence of COVID-19 cases in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study listed Pickens, Dillon, and Florence Counties as the top three counties with the highest prevalence of COVID-19 in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dillon county\u2019s case rate was about 81 cases per 1,000 people while Florence county was not far behind with 79 cases per 1,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community members from both areas shared their frustration with those not taking the virus seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"It's sad seeing something as simple as wearing a mask could curve the effect of that but people still choose not to wear them,\" said Jerris Davis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Representative Terry Alexander had shared similar feelings and hopes this data opens people's eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"We have to be very very careful and cautious. Those numbers should make everybody more conscience,\" said Representative Alexander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now with vaccines becoming more available, Representative Alexander called on local leaders to work together to make distribution runs smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I'm hoping the state and local communities kind of work out a more logistic plan than what [we] have done in the past to make sure those vaccines get into the arms of people as fast as they can,\" said Representative Alexander. Read more from Carlos Flores, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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