DHEC/SDOC COVID-19 Numbers Update

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 542 new confirmed cases and 12 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 10 additional confirmed deaths and 1 new probable death.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 142,449, probable cases to 4,006, confirmed deaths to 3,154, and 183 probable deaths.

7 cases were confirmed in Oconee County; 13 in Pickens County and 35 in Anderson County, along with one death.

Within the School District of Oconee County there are now close to 50 confirmed positive cases of coronavirus.