DHEC: 603 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 25 additional deaths in SC

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

DHEC reports 603 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 25 additional deaths in South Carolina. This makes the total number of confirmed cases in the state of Palmetto to be 457,898 with 7,920 deaths.

Click here for a summary of cases by county.

DHEC claims to have received 22,262 molecular test results from the last test period, which generated a positive percentage rate of 3.6%.

According to the department, 1,517,859 total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been received by South Carolina residents to date.

For the latest information on the Palmetto state coronavirus pandemic, visit scdhec.gov/covid19.

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