South Carolina cases reach 1,000-plus for new 24-hour period

 

Today, DHEC announced 1,084 new confirmed cases and 29 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 12 additional confirmed deaths and 1 new probable death.  Two dozen new cases were added to Oconee County’s total, now believed to have reached 1.090 since the count started in March.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 119,822 probable cases to 1,874, confirmed deaths to 2,667, and 140 probable deaths.

As of yesterday, a total of 1,033,762 tests have been conducted in the state.

The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC yesterday statewide was 6,560 (not including antibody tests) and the percent positive was 16.5%