SC reports nearly 9,000 new cases of COVID-19 over 3 days

COLUMBIA, SC (WCSC) – The latest test results from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control have listed a total of 8,938 newly detected COVID-19 cases based on three days of testing .

DHEC reports test results 48 hours after receipt, so Monday’s report included the tally of results for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

As of Thursday, 3,488 new cases were detected, based on 2,611 confirmed by PCR tests and 877 confirmed by rapid tests.

Friday’s figures showed 2,285 positives for PCR tests and another 698 for rapid tests.

Test results received on Saturday indicated a total of 2,467 cases, of which 1,852 were detected by PCR tests and 615 by rapid tests.

In terms of Lowcountry counties, here is the total number of new cases reported over the three days:

The report also listed a total of 25 confirmed deaths in the past three days. Lowcountry counties accounted for a total of nine of those deaths.

Charleston County reported four, Berkeley County reported two, Dorchester County also reported two, and Georgetown County reported one.

The most recent round of tests, on Saturday, recorded a positive rate of 12.3%, from a high of nearly 20% reported last Wednesday.

The total number of confirmed cases in the state now stands at 643,621, including 525,428 new cases confirmed by PCR test and 118,193 confirmed by rapid tests.

The death toll in the state stands at 8,797 confirmed deaths and 1,874 probable deaths.

South Carolina has now performed more than 8.7 million tests since the start of the pandemic.

Earlier Monday, Gov. Henry McMaster urged people to take the vaccine, which he said is safe. But he insisted the state will not allow school districts to impose mask warrants for the new school year.

“The new variant of the Delta over there poses a real threat. We know it spreads more easily, ”said McMaster. “But shutting down our state, shutting down schools and hiding the kids who have no choice – for the government to hide the kids who have no choice to protect the adults who have the choice is the wrong thing to do. And we are not going to do it.

This conference follows an announcement from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Controls that 92% of the cases they sampled tested positive for the delta variant of COVID-19.

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