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DHEC: 420 new cases of Coronavirus and 13 additional deaths in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Sunday reported  420 new confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19, and 13 additional confirmed  deaths. SCDHEC/Twitter DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 134,494 and confirmed deaths to 3,028. Confirmed and probable cases: please click here. Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here. Health officials say the…

U.S. Surgeon General in Columbia to kick off expansion of free COVID-19 tests with Surge testing

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The U.S. Surgeon General visited Columbia Saturday to help kick off the expansion of Coronavirus testing in Columbia. Officials with DHEC, along with Governor Henry McMaster and UofSC and City of Columbia were on hand for the event to kick off the ‘Surge’ testing. U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome Adams was on hand to help announce…

DHEC: 706 new Coronavirus cases and 9 additional deaths in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Saturday 706 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 9 additional confirmed deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 134,052 and confirmed deaths to 3,017. Confirmed and probable cases: please click here. Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here. Health officials say the total…

DHEC: 701 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 22 additional deaths in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Tuesday 701 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 22 additional confirmed deaths. Health officials say this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 130,917 and confirmed deaths to 2,943. Confirmed and probable cases: please click here. Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here. DHEC  says the total number…

DHEC: 525 new cases of Coronavirus, 7 additional deaths in SC

DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 130,256 and confirmed deaths to 2,922

SCDHEC/Twitter COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on, Monday, reported 525 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 7 additional confirmed deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 130,256 and confirmed deaths to 2,922. Confirmed and probable cases: please click here. Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here. Health officials say the total…

Percent positive for SC Coronavirus cases released Sunday among lowest

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Sunday  515 new confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19, and 24 additional confirmed deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 129,484, and confirmed deaths to 2,915. Confirmed and probable cases: please click here. Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here Health officials say the total…

DHEC: 827 new cases of Coronavirus and 17 additional deaths in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Saturday reported 827 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 17 additional confirmed deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 127,646 and confirmed deaths to 2,891. Confirmed and probable cases: please click here. Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here. Health officials say the total number…

DHEC reporting 250 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus, testing on Tuesday among lowest

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 250 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 29 additional confirmed deaths. But health officials announced a low number of tests being reported Tuesday. DHEC says the total number of individual test results reported was 1,744 and the percent positive was 14.3%. DHEC says this brings the total number…

DHEC: 590 new confirmed Coronavirus cases, 19 additional deaths in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, on Monday, reported 590 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus COVID-19 and 19 additional confirmed deaths. According to DHEC records, one of those deaths was a Pediatric death, 17 years of age or younger. SCDHEC/TwitterDHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 123,552, and confirmed deaths…

DHEC: 603 new cases of Coronavirus and 10 additional deaths in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Sunday reported 603 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 10 additional confirmed deaths. SCDHEC/Twitter DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 122,944, and confirmed deaths to 2,748. Confirmed and probable cases: please click here. Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here. Health officials say the…