Wednesday COVID-19 update from South Carolina health officials

More than 50% of the COVID-19 deaths reported in South Carolina on Wednesday were in the Upstate, according to data from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC).DHEC announced Tuesday 2,621 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 88 additional confirmed deaths. Forty-nine of those deaths were in the Upstate. Please click here for the county of residence and date of death for each person whose death was reported.This brings the total number of people with confirmed cases since the outbreak began to 384,556 and confirmed deaths to 6,030. DHEC also announced 228 new probable cases of the virus and nine new probable deaths. That brings the total number of probable cases to 42,675 and the total number of probable deaths to 643 in the state since the outbreak began.To see virus spread by county, check out the link below of new confirmed and probable cases. Cases are counted by a patient’s ZIP code of residence. DHEC says the percent positive from the 10,470 tests most recently reported to them was 25.0% (not including antibody tests).

More than 50% of the COVID-19 deaths reported in South Carolina on Wednesday were in the Upstate, according to data from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC).

DHEC announced Tuesday 2,621 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 88 additional confirmed deaths. Forty-nine of those deaths were in the Upstate.

Please click here for the county of residence and date of death for each person whose death was reported.

This brings the total number of people with confirmed cases since the outbreak began to 384,556 and confirmed deaths to 6,030.

DHEC also announced 228 new probable cases of the virus and nine new probable deaths. That brings the total number of probable cases to 42,675 and the total number of probable deaths to 643 in the state since the outbreak began.

To see virus spread by county, check out the link below of new confirmed and probable cases. Cases are counted by a patient’s ZIP code of residence.

DHEC says the percent positive from the 10,470 tests most recently reported to them was 25.0% (not including antibody tests).

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