A ninth recorded Oconee virus death (101.7.WGOG’s count)

DHEC today announced 1,178 new confirmed cases and 6 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 67 additional confirmed deaths and 6 new probable deaths.  A ninth Oconee County death is included in today’s report—that of an elderly Oconeean whose death occurred July 22.  An 8th Oconee death was noted in Friday’s report.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 98,743, probable cases to 717, confirmed deaths to 1,931, and 76 probable deaths.

As of yesterday, a total of 835,115 tests have been conducted in the state.

The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC yesterday statewide was 7,405 (not including antibody tests) and the percent positive was 15.9%