SC reports more than 1000 new COVID cases for second straight day

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 1013 new COVID-19 cases on Friday.

DHEC’s data, which is reported on a 48-hour delay, covered test results received on Wednesday, and listed 613 confirmed and 400 probable cases.

The percent positive rate for test results was reported at 6.2%, DHEC said.

COUNTY	CONFIRMED CASES	PROBABLE CASES	TOTAL NEW CASES
Beaufort County	25	7	32
Berkeley County	29	12	41
Charleston County	40	20	60
Colleton County	8	2	10
Dorchester County	25	12	37
Georgetown County	4	6	10
Williamsburg County	0	3	3

The data also included 150 deaths, 108 of which were listed as confirmed and 42 were listed as probable. Lowcountry counties reported 20 of those deaths:

COUNTY	CONFIRMED DEATHS	PROBABLE DEATHS	TOTAL
Beaufort County	5	2	7
Berkeley County	1	0	1
Charleston County	1	1	2
Colleton County	1	0	1
Dorchester County	6	1	7
Georgetown County	1	0	1
Williamsburg County	1	0	1

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	1,142,124	316,946	1,459,070
Total Deaths	14,290	2,500	16,790

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