The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced the following COVID-19 updates. Greenville reported 370 new cases Sunday.
Today’s cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- New confirmed/probable total cases: 2,538/51 Summary click here
- New confirmed/probable total deaths: 43/6 Summary click here
Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)
- Confirmed and probable cases: 216,378/15,721
- Confirmed and probable deaths: 4,237/329
- Tests performed for South Carolinians: 2,869,493
Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/findatest)
- Testing opportunities available statewide: 297
Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)
- 11,980 new individual test results reported statewide (not including antibody tests)
- 21.2% percent positive
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