S.C. reports 1K+ new COVID-19 cases 8th straight day; death toll reaches 4K

VIDEO: S.C. COVID-19 death toll reaches 4,000

By Live 5 Web Staff | November 24, 2020 at 1:38 PM EST - Updated November 24 at 4:36 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 1,374 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19, the 15th time in November that the total was over the one thousand mark.

The number of new cases has come in at more than 1,000 for 13 out of the last 15 days.

DHEC also reported 59 probable cases, 23 confirmed deaths, and two probable deaths.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 196,330 probable cases to 12,900, confirmed deaths to 4,010, and 303 probable deaths.

COVID-19 TESTING	TOTALS
Total tests conducted in South Carolina	2,570,772
Total tests reported to DHEC over last 24 hours	10,407
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	6,829	91
Berkeley County	6,549	97
Charleston County	18,410	270
Colleton County	1,377	48
Dorchester County	5,061	101
Georgetown County	2,187	46
Orangeburg County	3,630	132
Williamsburg County	1,424	39