SC reports more than 10K new COVID-19 cases, 85 deaths

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 10,892 new COVID-19 cases Friday.

DHEC’s data listed 8,523 confirmed and 2,369 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	304	40	344
Berkeley County	204	82	286
Charleston County	624	239	863
Colleton County	50	16	66
Dorchester County	244	130	374
Georgetown County	87	56	143
Williamsburg County	15	23	38

The data also included 85 deaths, 70 of which were listed as confirmed and 15 were listed as probable.

Health officials say they are unable to release percent positivity numbers due to importing negative results following data processing issues.

Since the pandemic began, DHEC has reported over 1.3 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 15,000 deaths.

	CONFIRMED	PROBABLE	TOTAL
Total Cases	1,067,614	287,502	1,355,116
Total Deaths	13,156	2,110	15,266

WANT TO GET TESTED FOR COVID-19? Click here to find a testing location near you.

WANT TO GET VACCINATED OR BOOSTED AGAINST COVID-19? Click here to find a vaccine location near you or contact your health care provider for availability.