HORRY COUNTY, S.C. — As beaches across South Carolina reopen, some people in the state are worried about the impact out-of-state visitors could have on the communities health, WPDE reported.
Currently, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control doesn’t report how many visitors test positive for the coronavirus.
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If an out-of-state visitor tests positive in South Carolina, that case would count towards their home state’s total, not South Carolina’s.
Some residents are asking the state to report this information, even if those cases are not included in the state’s official tally.
“If they’re from Alaska, they need to be counted and it needs to be reported here. Even if they have to have a different system to say okay, this person isn’t necessarily counted as a South Carolina case, because they were here from Alaska, but they were here. That’s the point. They were here,” said resident Kristy Armjad.
DHEC officials said if someone tests positive for COVID-19 in the state, but in fact is from somewhere else, contact tracers will contact their state of residence.
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