SC reports 417 new cases, 17 deaths

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 417 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.

DHEC’s data, which is reported on a 48-hour delay, covered test results received on Monday, and listed 205 confirmed and 212 probable cases.

The percent positive rate for test results was reported at 12.4%, DHEC said.

COUNTY	CONFIRMED CASES	PROBABLE CASES	TOTAL NEW CASES
Beaufort County	13	3	16
Berkeley County	5	3	8
Charleston County	17	7	24
Colleton County	1	0	1
Dorchester County	8	4	12
Georgetown County	1	0	1
Williamsburg County	0	0	0

The data also included 17 deaths, 12 of which were listed as confirmed and 5 were listed as probable. Lowcountry counties reported 8 of those deaths:

COUNTY	CONFIRMED DEATHS	PROBABLE DEATHS	TOTAL
Beaufort County	0	1	1
Berkeley County	1	1	2
Charleston County	2	2	4
Colleton County	0	0	0
Dorchester County	1	0	1
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 almost 17,000 deaths.

	CONFIRMED	PROBABLE	TOTAL
Total Cases	1,144,262	317,543	1,461,805
Total Deaths	14,397	2,531	16,928

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