For 11th time this month, S.C. reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases

VIDEO: For 11th time this month, new S.C. COVID-19 cases top 1,000

By Live 5 Web Staff | November 20, 2020 at 2:07 PM EST - Updated November 20 at 5:28 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 1,479 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19, the 11th time in November that total was over the thousand mark.

The number of new cases has come in at more than 1,000 for eight out of the last nine days.

DHEC also reported 82 probable cases, 26 confirmed deaths, and five probable deaths.

One of the confirmed deaths was in Georgetown County in an elderly patient.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 191,021, probable cases to 12,140, confirmed deaths to 3,949, and 282 probable deaths.

COVID-19 TESTING	TOTALS
Total tests conducted in South Carolina	2,458,520
Total tests reported to DHEC over last 24 hours	11,207
Percent Positive in latest test results	13.2%

The following is a breakdown provided by DHEC of total positive cases and total deaths in Lowcountry counties:

LOWCOUNTRY COUNTIES REPORT	TOTAL POSITIVE CASES	TOTAL DEATHS
Beaufort County	6,626	91
Berkeley County	6,464	96
Charleston County	18,034	267
Colleton County	1,354	48
Dorchester County	4,957	101
Georgetown County	2,145	44
Orangeburg County	3,544	132
Williamsburg County	1,407	39