More than 1,400 UofSC students, employees with active COVID-19 cases

Sep 4, 2020 4:47 PM EDT

Rob Dew,

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Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The University of South Carolina updated its COVID-19 numbers Friday afternoon.
According to the university there are more than 14,000 students and 18 employees with active cases of COVID-19.
Since the start of August more than 17,000 students and faculty have been infected.
Thursday the university had to temporarily halt its saliva tests because a key staff member in the lab had to be out.
They expect testing to resume on Tuesday.