South Carolina (and Oconee) COVID numbers

In an Election Day accounting by South Carolina DHEC, 741 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed among the state’s population.  There were 18 new deaths.  None of those deaths was reported for Oconee County.  However, Oconee added nine cases to the running totals kept by the state health agency.  On Monday statewide, 5,027 test results were placed in the hands of state health officials, equating to a positivity of 14.7%.