SC reports nearly 3,000 new COVID cases, 119 deaths

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 2,976 new COVID-19 cases Thursday.

DHEC’s data, which is reported on a 48-hour delay, covered test results received on Tuesday, and listed 1,647 confirmed and 1,329 probable cases.

The percent positive rate for test results was reported at 13.8%, DHEC said.

COUNTY	CONFIRMED CASES	PROBABLE CASES	TOTAL NEW CASES
Beaufort County	49	16	65
Berkeley County	63	52	115
Charleston County	149	68	217
Colleton County	13	4	17
Dorchester County	41	53	94
Georgetown County	21	22	43
Williamsburg County	3	6	9

The data also included 119 deaths, 87 of which were listed as confirmed and 32 were listed as probable. Lowcountry counties reported 21 of those deaths:

COUNTY	CONFIRMED DEATHS	PROBABLE DEATHS	TOTAL
Beaufort County	1	1	2
Berkeley County	2	1	3
Charleston County	5	7	12
Colleton County	0	0	0
Dorchester County	2	0	2
Georgetown County	1	1	2
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	1,122,736	308,311	1,431,047
Total Deaths	13,784	2,352	16,136

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