Pickens County Case Report February 2nd, 2021: 29 new local cases; no new deaths.
***MAJOR CHANGE IN STATE’S CALCULATION OF PERCENT POSITIVE***
Here’s an explanation of the change in percent positive reporting:
https://scdhec.gov/news-releases/dhec-announces-change-way-covid-19-percent-positive-calculated?fbclid=IwAR2eGJsfQbn-RmLpfSTHpFs6GKArH8WdGChispjRwUjWRRNJf0Uce8mhvVs
With the new reporting system, here’s how Pickens County’s current percent positive matches up with the rest of the pandemic:
![7 day percent positive of covid-19 tests 7 day percent positive of covid-19 tests](/Portals/0/CoCOurCommunity/image001.jpg?ver=XWURkv4SUcpKtXMWAND9Cg%3d%3d)