Number of HCV tests conducted Number Screened for Hep C & Total Positives by Sender & Month, 11/1/13-4/31/14 Number of HCV tests conducted Number of positive HCV cases reported to BOL Positivity rates Health Departments 364 64 17.58% Other: (i.e. ASO, hospital, FQHC, corrections) 183 10 5.46% Total Number of Positive Viral Hepatitis Cases Reported Statewide to Surveillance for South Carolina, 11/1/13- 4/14 Virus Type Number of Positive Cases of Viral Hepatitis Reported to Surveillance (DADE) Hepatitis A, Acute 4 Hepatitis B virus infection, Chronic 237 Hepatitis B Acute 19 Hepatitis C virus infection, past or present 1,532 Based on national estimates: approximately 58,000 to 85,000 persons in South Carolina have been infected with the hepatitis C virus.