South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster recently warned that the college football season is in jeopardy if COVID-19 numbers continue increasing in the state of South Carolina.
“If these numbers continue to rise and the danger persists. I can’t do it. I won’t do it," McMaster said.
Numbers across the nation had dramatically fallen for eight consecutive weeks as testing ramped up and the percentage of positive tests had dropped from over 25% to below 5% among the most vulnerable age group (65+ yrs) [Commercial Labs Data Only]. As social distancing rather abruptly ended in late May and mask usage waned, the percentage of positive tests has started to rise.