Oconeean’s death investigated for COVID link

The death of an Oconee County resident on Monday is considered by DHEC to have been a probable COVID-19 case, according to the state health agency report issued this afternoon. In the latest 24-hour period, there were 819 new virus cases across the state, including 18 in Oconee.  There were 38 new deaths reported in South Carolina.  Of 21,020 total test results, the latest South Carolina positivity is 5.5%.