At least 3 positive cases reported, health officials say
Health warning about Myrtle Beach sent out after coronavirus outbreak in West Virginia
At least 3 positive cases reported, health officials say
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THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE COMMON IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. GABRIELLE: SHIFTING TO T CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC NOW, AND A TOP HEADLINE OUT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, HEALTH OFFICIALS IN WEST VIRGINIA ARE INVESTIGATIN AN OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 CASES TIED TO MYRTLE BEACH OFFICIALS SAY THREE PEOPLE IN PRESTON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, HAVE TESTED POSITIVE AND THEY ALL RECENTLY TRAVELED TO MYRTLE BEACH. RIGHT NOW, OFFICIALS IN WEST VIRGINIA ARE ASKING ANYONE IN THE COUNTY WHO HAVE BEEN TO MYRTLE BEACH TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS. OFFICIALS SAY THEY WON’T BE SURPRISED IF THERE ARE MORE CASES REPORTED. MICHAEL: THE LATEST NUMBERS OU OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 577 NEW CASES TODAY AND A RECORD HIGH IN HOSPITALIZATIONS. STATE OFFICIALS SAY 13.1% OF TESTS PERFORMED YESTERDAY WERE POSITIVE. THAT’S OUT OF 4400 TESTS. MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE IN THE STATE HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 10 MORE DEATHS WERE CONFIRMED TODAY A TOTAL OF 617 NOW. , HERE’S A LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES REPORTED EACH DAY SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN WE WILL LEAVE THIS UP FOR JUST A BIT. NEW CASES HAVE BEEN DROPPING IN THE LAST FEW DAYS AFTER RECORD HIGH GABRIELLE: A RECORD HIGH NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED I NORTH CAROLINA RIGHT NOW DUE TO COVID-19. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY 846 PEOPL ARE HOSPITALIZED. THEY REPORTED MORE THAN 1000 N COVID-19 CASES THIS AFTERNOON. THAT BRINGS THE STATEWIDE TOTAL TO MORE THAN 46,000. LOOKING NOW AT THE PERCENT O POSITIVE TESTS IN THE STATE, HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IT’S ACTUALLY BEEN DECREASING IN TH LAST FEW DAYS, SITTING RIGHT NOW AT 8%. MICHAE NOW TO GEORGIA, MORE THAN 60,000 CASES OF COVID-19 ACROSS THA STATE, NEARLY 1000 CASES REPO
Health warning about Myrtle Beach sent out after coronavirus outbreak in West Virginia
At least 3 positive cases reported, health officials say
(Above video is the coronavirus headlines from WYFF News 4 at 5.)Health officials in West Virginia sent out an alert Wednesday about Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.The Preston County Health Department posted on its Facebook page that an outbreak of COVID-19 in the county was traced to recent trips to Myrtle Beach.Three people in the county have tested positive for COVID-19, and tests are pending on other individuals.”We would not be surprised to have additional positive cases in the days to come,” officials said.The health department is asking all Preston County residents who have returned from Myrtle Beach, or any other beach or vacation destination, in the last two weeks to self-quarantine for 14 days upon return.Additional coronavirus resources:Tracking COVID-19 curve of cases, deaths in the Carolinas, Georgia Latest update on coronavirus cases, latest headlines in Carolinas, Georgia COVID-19 maps of Carolinas, Georgia: Latest coronavirus cases by countySign up for WYFF News 4 coronavirus daily newsletter
PRESTON COUNTY, W.Va. —
(Above video is the coronavirus headlines from WYFF News 4 at 5.)
Health officials in West Virginia sent out an alert Wednesday about Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The Preston County Health Department posted on its Facebook page that an outbreak of COVID-19 in the county was traced to recent trips to Myrtle Beach.
Three people in the county have tested positive for COVID-19, and tests are pending on other individuals.
“We would not be surprised to have additional positive cases in the days to come,” officials said.
The health department is asking all Preston County residents who have returned from Myrtle Beach, or any other beach or vacation destination, in the last two weeks to self-quarantine for 14 days upon return.
Additional coronavirus resources:
- Tracking COVID-19 curve of cases, deaths in the Carolinas, Georgia
- Latest update on coronavirus cases, latest headlines in Carolinas, Georgia
- COVID-19 maps of Carolinas, Georgia: Latest coronavirus cases by county
Sign up for WYFF News 4 coronavirus daily newsletter
