SC reports more than 12K new COVID-19 cases, increase in positivity rate

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 12,309 new COVID-19 cases Thursday as positivity rates continue to rise.

DHEC’s data listed 8,896 confirmed and 3,413 probable cases. That data covers test results collected on Tuesday because DHEC releases data on a 48-hour delay.

COUNTY	CONFIRMED CASES	PROBABLE CASES	TOTAL NEW CASES
Beaufort County	219	75	294
Berkeley County	520	200	720
Charleston County	730	306	1036
Colleton County	42	19	61
Dorchester County	323	126	449
Georgetown County	68	84	152
Williamsburg County	36	38	74

The data also included 24 deaths, 19 of which were listed as confirmed and five were listed as probable.

The positivity rate was listed at 36.5%, up from Wednesday’s 33.4%.

Since the pandemic began, DHEC has reported over 1.2 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 15,000 deaths.

	CONFIRMED	PROBABLE	TOTAL
Total Cases	985,882	263,750	1,249,632
Total Deaths	12,986	2,067	15,053

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