By Ray Rivera | October 7, 2020 at 2:10 PM EDT - Updated October 7 at 2:11 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has reported 556 new COVID-19 cases and 27 additional confirmed deaths.
Wednesday’s report brings the total number of confirmed cases to 148,334, probable cases to 5,371, confirmed deaths to 3,300, and 202 probable deaths.
The latest hospital bed occupancy information can be found here.
COVID-19 TESTINGTOTALS
Total tests conducted in South Carolina
1,539,978
Total tests reported to DHEC on Tuesday
4,309
Percent Positive in latest test results
12.9%
The following is a breakdown provided by DHEC of total positive cases and total deaths in Lowcountry counties as of Wednesday afternoon.
LOWCOUNTRY COUNTIES REPORTTOTAL POSITIVE CASESTOTAL DEATHS
Beaufort County
5,728
83
Berkeley County
5,468
86
Charleston County
15,786
249
Colleton County
1,074
41
Dorchester County
4,150
88
Georgetown County
1,727
34
Orangeburg County
3,142
126
Williamsburg County
1,212
36
Here are the newly-confirmed and probable cases reported by county:
Case-and-Probable-Summary-1...byLive 5 News
Here is a breakdown of the confirmed and probable deaths reported by age group and county:
Deaths-Summary-10.7.2020.pdf by Live 5 News
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