SC reports more than 3,100 new COVID cases, 30.4% percent positive rate

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 3,105 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday.

DHEC’s data, which is reported on a 48-hour delay, covered test results received on Monday, and listed 1,713 confirmed and 1,392 probable cases.

The percent positive rate for test results was reported at 30.4%, DHEC said.

COUNTY	CONFIRMED CASES	PROBABLE CASES	TOTAL NEW CASES
Beaufort County	110	37	147
Berkeley County	66	55	121
Charleston County	124	101	225
Colleton County	21	29	50
Dorchester County	54	75	129
Georgetown County	18	33	51
Williamsburg County	11	14	25

The data also included 32 deaths, 17 of which were listed as confirmed and 15 were listed as probable. Lowcountry counties reported 3 of those deaths:

COUNTY	CONFIRMED DEATHS	PROBABLE DEATHS	TOTAL
Beaufort County	1	0	1
Berkeley County	0	0	0
Charleston County	0	2	2
Colleton County	0	0	0
Dorchester County	0	0	0
Georgetown County	0	0	0
Williamsburg County	0	0	0

Since the pandemic began, DHEC has reported more than 1.4 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 16,000 deaths.

	CONFIRMED	PROBABLE	TOTAL
Total Cases	1,121,019	306,850	1,427,869
Total Deaths	13,695	2,323	16,018

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