Wednesday’s South Carolina (and Oconee) COVID numbers

On yesterday’s state health agency report:  2,261 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 across South Carolina, including 34 from Oconee County.  New deaths reported statewide:  88.  Two of those deaths were Oconee County elderly residents.  They died on January 7 and 22.  The latest measurement of positive tests (10,470) showed that for every 100 South Carolinians who took the test, 25 were positive.