The state’s health agency, DHEC, released their latest information Friday. The numbers reflect data that ended a 24-hour period at 11:59 p.m. on January 27.

There were 3,112 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the latest data. South Carolina had never seen more than 3,000 prior to December 9.

According to DHEC, there are now 6,271 confirmed deaths since the start of the pandemic, with 37 more reported in the latest numbers. There are also 3 probable deaths reported today, for a total of 671 probable deaths.

There were 1,986 hospitalizations reported on Friday, with 435 of those patients in intensive care and 278 on ventilators. That’s the first time the number of hospitalizations has fallen below 2,000 since December 29. The ICU number, however, continues to see only a slight decrease.

However, all of the numbers remain well above the level seen before mid-December.

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