Delta variant translates into South Carolina numbers

Here are this afternoon’s South Carolina COVID-19 numbers, reflecting the 24-hour count by the end of the day Tuesday:

New cases statewide:                                                                     1,878 (20 in Oconee County)

New deaths:  8 in South Carolina (including one Pickens County resident)

Of 12,854 test results received, the South Carolina positivity:  18.7%.