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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - State health officials have reported 1,320 new cases of COVID-19 and 4 additional deaths in South Carolina.Charleston County had the highest number of cases reported on Monday with 278.Monday’s update brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in the state to 34,546, and those who have died to 717, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control.There are currently 1,032 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19.The four deaths reported on Monday occurred in elderly individuals from Chesterfield, Richland, Anderson, and Beaufort counties.As of yesterday, a total of 408,394 tests have been conducted in the state. The total number of individuals tested yesterday statewide was 8,191 (not including antibody tests) and the percent positive was 15.5%.The latest recovery data provided by state health officials shows 80% of 16,281 people, who DHEC has onset data on, have recovered from COVID-19, while 20% remain ill.The following is a breakdown provided by DHEC of total positive cases and total deaths in Lowcountry counties.LOWCOUNTRY COUNTIES REPORTTOTAL POSITIVE CASESTOTAL DEATHSBeaufort County1,14818Berkeley County1,00721Charleston County3,65323Colleton County32321Dorchester County6273Georgetown County4403Orangeburg County69410Williamsburg County38915The number of new cases reported on Monday, June 29 by county are listed below:Abbeville (3), Aiken (12), Anderson (15), Bamberg (12), Barnwell (2), Beaufort (28), Berkeley (41), Calhoun (1), Charleston (278), Cherokee (3), Chester (2), Chesterfield (4), Clarendon (2), Colleton (17), Darlington (6), Dillon (9), Dorchester (49), Edgefield (3), Fairfield (8), Florence (24), Georgetown (5), Greenville (153), Greenwood (9), Hampton (3), Horry (165), Jasper (1), Kershaw (12), Lancaster (26), Laurens (15), Lee (2), Lexington (73), Marion (2), Marlboro (2), McCormick (3), Newberry (22), Oconee (14), Orangeburg (24), Pickens (25), Richland (80), Saluda (3), Spartanburg (70), Sumter (16), Union (11), Williamsburg (6), York (59)DHEC officials said they have also begun to report probable cases and probable deaths in regard to COVID-19.DHEC released the following information on specific cases.A confirmed case is an individual who had a confirmatory viral test performed by way of a throat or nose swab and that specimen tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19. A positive viral test, also called a PCR test or molecular test, alone is enough to classify a confirmed case.State health officials say evidence is increasing about the high rates of infection in people who do not have symptoms and don’t know they are infectious.“This places everyone at risk of getting the virus or unknowingly transmitting it to someone else,” DHEC officials said.Recommended steps that the public can take include:Copyright 2020 WCSC. All rights reserved.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - State health officials have reported 1,320 new cases of COVID-19 and 4 additional deaths in South Carolina.Charleston County had the highest number of cases reported on Monday with 278.Monday’s update brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in the state to 34,546, and those who have died to 717, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control.There are currently 1,032 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19.The four deaths reported on Monday occurred in elderly...

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