SC reports more than 13K new COVID-19 cases

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 13,898 new COVID-19 cases Friday.

DHEC’s data listed 10,469 confirmed and 3,429 probable cases. That data covers test results collected on Wednesday because DHEC releases data on a 48-hour delay.

COUNTY	CONFIRMED CASES	PROBABLE CASES	TOTAL NEW CASES
Beaufort County	485	71	556
Berkeley County	388	147	535
Charleston County	721	248	969
Colleton County	44	8	52
Dorchester County	493	122	615
Georgetown County	64	75	139
Williamsburg County	31	42	73

The data also included 55 deaths, 42 of which were listed as confirmed and 13 were listed as probable.

The positivity rate was listed at 32.9%, down from Thursday’s 36.5%.

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	996,641	269,069	1,265,710
Total Deaths	13,029	2,069	15,098

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