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The year 2020 wrapped with hospitals in Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union Counties at or near capacity due to the number of admitted COVID-19 patients. As of Thursday afternoon, Cherokee Medical Center in Gaffney was at 100% capacity, with zero beds available, according to data posted on DHEC’s website. Spartanburg’s hospitals are currently at 97.5% capacity with only 14 beds available. And at Union Medical Center, in Union County, three beds are available. Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Sys...

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The Citizen your username your email Password recovery Here’s the Covid-19 pandemic report from the Georgia Department of Public Health as of 3 p.m., Dec. 16: THE NUMBERS: Fayette cases — 3,158 (+21 new cases more than the previous day’s reported total of 3,137.) The record for most cases reported in one day in Fayette was 47 on Aug. 28. The second highest single-day record for Fayette cases reported was 42 on Dec. 7. During the period of the past 2 weeks, Fayette has reported 393 con...

Dec. 15 pandemic report: Fayette 2-week rate drops to 9%, Coweta rises to 12.3% Here’s the Covid-19 pandemic report from the Georgia Department of Public Health as of 3 p.m., Dec. 15: THE NUMBERS: Fayette cases — 3,137 (+19 new cases more than the previous day’s reported total of 3,118.) The record for most cases reported in one day in Fayette was 47 on Aug. 28. The second highest single-day record for Fayette cases reported was 42 on Dec. 7. During the period of the past 2 weeks, Fayett...