SC reports more than 19K new COVID-19 cases
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 19,483 new COVID-19 cases Friday and an increased positivity rate.
DHEC’s data listed 15,409 confirmed and 4,074 probable cases. That data covers test results collected on Wednesday because DHEC releases data on a 48-hour delay.
Charleston County accounted for more than 1,300 of those new cases and was one of five counties in the state reporting more than 1,000.
COUNTY | CONFIRMED CASES | PROBABLE CASES | TOTAL NEW CASES |
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Beaufort County | 618 | 74 | 692 |
Berkeley County | 438 | 168 | 606 |
Charleston County | 1,012 | 383 | 1,395 |
Colleton County | 82 | 19 | 101 |
Dorchester County | 596 | 241 | 837 |
Georgetown County | 95 | 117 | 212 |
Williamsburg County | 48 | 20 | 68 |
The data also included 34 deaths, 28 of which were listed as confirmed and six were listed as probable.
The positivity rate was listed at 31.8%, up from Thursday’s 26.9%, and down from Tuesday’s 34.9%.
Since the pandemic began, DHEC has reported over 1.1 million cases of COVID-19. The state’s death toll is nearing 15,000.
CONFIRMED | PROBABLE | TOTAL | |
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Total Cases | 907,252 | 245,873 | 1,153,125 |
Total Deaths | 12,876 | 2,038 | 14,914 |
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