//DHEC: Latest analysis still shows SC communities with mask ordinances seeing lower COVID-19 spread; 766 new cases & 21 more deaths announced

DHEC: Latest analysis still shows SC communities with mask ordinances seeing lower COVID-19 spread; 766 new cases & 21 more deaths announced

COLUMBIA, SC (FOX Carolina) — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said Friday that the agency’s third data analysis again showed that communities with mask requirement ordinances in place continue to see a slower rate of coronavirus spread compared to communities without mask requirements.

On August 12,