SC reports more than 5,000 new COVID cases, 10 deaths
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported a total of 5,911 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday.
DHEC said the 5,911 new cases include 3,354 confirmed and 2,557 probable cases. A total of 1,335 of those 5,911 cases were reported in Lowcountry counties.
COUNTY | CONFIRMED CASES | PROBABLE CASES | TOTAL NEW CASES |
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Beaufort County | 62 | 37 | 99 |
Berkeley County | 87 | 98 | 185 |
Charleston County | 277 | 399 | 676 |
Colleton County | 15 | 11 | 26 |
Dorchester County | 90 | 185 | 275 |
Georgetown County | 10 | 49 | 59 |
Williamsburg County | 4 | 11 | 15 |
It reported ten deaths, including nine confirmed and one probable death. Beaufort and Berkeley Counties each reported one confirmed death.
The percent positive rate was 20.5%.
DHEC reports data on a 48-hour delay, meaning the numbers released Thursday represented Tuesday’s data.
Since the pandemic began, the state has detected a total of 966,259 cases of COVID-19 and 14,617 deaths in the state from COVID-19.
CONFIRMED | PROBABLE | TOTAL | |
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Total Cases | 767,188 | 199,071 | 966,259 |
Total Deaths | 12,640 | 1,977 | 14,617 |
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