DHEC: 343 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 16 additional deaths in SC

COLOMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released the state’s most recent coronavirus numbers on Sunday.

DHEC reports 343 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 16 new deaths in South Carolina. This brings the state’s total confirmed cases to 459,772, with 7,969 deaths in total.

Click here for a summary of cases by county.

DHEC claims to have received 11,407 molecular test results from the last test period, which generated a positive percentage rate of 4%.

According to the department, 1,617,648 total doses of vaccines have been received by South Carolina residents so far.

For the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Palmetto, visit scdhec.gov/covid19.

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