//SC surpasses 400.000 COVID-19 cases; DHEC changes percent positive calculations

SC surpasses 400.000 COVID-19 cases; DHEC changes percent positive calculations

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Tuesday 1,554 new cases of COVID-19 across the state. That brings the total number of coronavirus cases in the state during the pandemic to 400,472.Officials reported 32 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the state’s total of COVID-19 deaths to 6,599.See complete report here.The state agency also announced a change in the way percent positive is