//DHEC: Pediatric COVID-19 death reported on Sep. 7 was an error; person who died was actually elderly

DHEC: Pediatric COVID-19 death reported on Sep. 7 was an error; person who died was actually elderly

GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) – A DHEC spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that a pediatric COVID-19 death that was reported on September 7 was an error and the person who died was actually elderly.

“DHEC learned yesterday that a COVID-19-related pediatric death reported to the agency, which would have been the third