Wednesday’s South Carolina COVID numbers

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 489 new confirmed cases and 43 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 28 additional confirmed deaths and 10 new probable deaths.  One of the 10 probable deaths is that of an elderly Oconeean, who was diagnosed September 8.  Three new Oconee cases are reported.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 131,428, probable cases to 2,694, confirmed deaths to 2,968, and 164 probable deaths.

The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC yesterday statewide was 3,635 (not including antibody tests) and the percent positive was 13.5%.