//DHEC now employing 400 contact tracers, have 1,400 more on retainer as fight to stop spread of COVID-19 continues

DHEC now employing 400 contact tracers, have 1,400 more on retainer as fight to stop spread of COVID-19 continues

COLUMBIA, SC (FOX Carolina) – DHEC announced Monday that the agency will use more than 1,800 contact tracers to support the state’s ongoing fight against COVID-19.

“With increased testing there will be an increase in the number of positive cases reported,” said Dr. Linda Bell, South Carolina State Epidemiologist in