DHEC did not tell WYFF News 4 Investigates which facilities had confirmed cases
DHEC releases number of coronavirus cases associated with SC day cares
DHEC did not tell WYFF News 4 Investigates which facilities had confirmed cases
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GABRIELLE: SEE YOU SOON, THANK YOU. A LOOK NOW AT OUR LATEST CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES, TONIGHT, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, SAYS MORE THAN 117,000 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE CORONAVIRUS IN THE U. IN THEIR LATEST REPORT, THE UNIVERSITY, SAYS THE DEATH TOLL IN THE U.S. IS AT LEAST 117,000 — 117,129. THE REPORT ALSO SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 2 MILLION CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS IN THE COUNTRY. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE UNIVERSITY SAYS THERE WERE MORE THAN 5,000 NEW CASES YESTERDAY. WASHINGTON, D.C. IS LOOKING TO ENTER PHASE TWO OF ITS REOPENING NEXT WEEK. THE CITY’S MAYOR SAYS SHE WILL DECIDE ON FRIDAY, IF THE CITY’S ENTERING INTO PHASE AS EARLY AS TWO MONDAY. NIGEL: SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED 10 MORE DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 617. THERE ARE 20,551 POSITIVE CASES ACROSS THE STATE. THAT IS AN INCREASE FROM OVER 500 JUST FROM YESTERDAY. . IN NORTH CAROLINA, HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE REPORTING 10 MORE CORONAVIRUS RELATED DEATHS. THAT BRINGS THE DEATH TOLL TO 1,168. HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ALSO REPORTING MORE THAN 1,000 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASE BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES TO MORE THAN 46,000. AS OF THE STATE ESTIMATES MORE MONDAY, THAN 29,000 HAVE RECOVERED FROM COVID-19. TONIGHT IN GEORGIA, STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE STATE HAS SEEN MORE THAN 60,000 CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS. THAT IS ABOUT 8% OF THE PEOPLE TESTED FOR COVID-19. IN TODAY’S REPORT,
DHEC releases number of coronavirus cases associated with SC day cares
DHEC did not tell WYFF News 4 Investigates which facilities had confirmed cases
(Above is the coronavirus headlines from Wednesday.) The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has recorded 57 cases of coronavirus in South Carolina day care facilities.Health officials told WYFF News 4 Investigates that was a preliminary case number and includes both staff and children.The investigative team has asked for facility information, including the names and locations, but that information has not been provided.“We aren’t providing details about any specific business in the state, which could lead to individuals being identified,” a DHEC spokeswoman wrote in an emailed response to the request.WYFF News 4 Investigates is asking for information similar to what has already been released about nursing homes across the state.Dr. Rachel Sine with Parkside Pediatrics said it is a good time for parents to check in with child care providers.“How are they screening their staff?” Sine said. “I think is an important question they can be asking. Are they asking every day if the staff are having any symptoms? Are they taking temperatures of the staff to monitor for exposure, and the same thing for the kids, as they’re getting dropped off? Are they screening for symptoms when they get to the day care?”Sine said day care employees should expect these questions from parents and parents should not be afraid to ask.She said it is also a good idea to find out how day cares are sanitizing high-touch areas.Sine said she keeps hand sanitizer in her car for her kids.“They get a little pump in their hands so we’re starting that right away, as soon as I see them,” she said. “And when we get home, we keep a little drop zone area by the door, and that’s where all of the shoes and bookbags go. That kind of limits bringing it further into the house.”WYFF News 4 Investigates asked DHEC what parents and facilities should be doing to stop the spread of coronavirus.The agency provided South Carolina Department of Social Services guidelines, along with CDC guidelines, on how to open child care facilities safely.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
GREENVILLE, S.C. —
(Above is the coronavirus headlines from Wednesday.)
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has recorded 57 cases of coronavirus in South Carolina day care facilities.
Health officials told WYFF News 4 Investigates that was a preliminary case number and includes both staff and children.
The investigative team has asked for facility information, including the names and locations, but that information has not been provided.
“We aren’t providing details about any specific business in the state, which could lead to individuals being identified,” a DHEC spokeswoman wrote in an emailed response to the request.
WYFF News 4 Investigates is asking for information similar to what has already been released about nursing homes across the state.
Dr. Rachel Sine with Parkside Pediatrics said it is a good time for parents to check in with child care providers.
“How are they screening their staff?” Sine said. “I think is an important question they can be asking. Are they asking every day if the staff are having any symptoms? Are they taking temperatures of the staff to monitor for exposure, and the same thing for the kids, as they’re getting dropped off? Are they screening for symptoms when they get to the day care?”
Sine said day care employees should expect these questions from parents and parents should not be afraid to ask.
She said it is also a good idea to find out how day cares are sanitizing high-touch areas.
Sine said she keeps hand sanitizer in her car for her kids.
“They get a little pump in their hands so we’re starting that right away, as soon as I see them,” she said. “And when we get home, we keep a little drop zone area by the door, and that’s where all of the shoes and bookbags go. That kind of limits bringing it further into the house.”
WYFF News 4 Investigates asked DHEC what parents and facilities should be doing to stop the spread of coronavirus.
The agency provided South Carolina Department of Social Services guidelines, along with CDC guidelines, on how to open child care facilities safely.
Additional coronavirus resources:
