South Carolina adds 1,654 new cases, 39 new deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday

CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — South Carolina is nearing 75,000 coronavirus cases and over 1,200 deaths from COVID-19 Wednesday, according to state health officials.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 1,654 new confirmed cases, one new probable case, 39 confirmed deaths and 26 probable deaths.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 74,761, probable cases to 281, confirmed deaths to 1,242, and 48 probable deaths.

Charleston County led the state with 190 new cases. Richland County tallied 173 new cases, with Horry and Greenville both recording 103 new cases.

The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC yesterday statewide was 8,574, not including antibody tests, and the percent positive was 19.3 percent.

Based on information from BART, which is estimated to be accurate within 10%, as of yesterday, 9,961 hospital beds are in use (86.7% occupancy) and 1,522 are available. Of those hospitalized,1,607 are COVID-19 patients (16%).

Cases by County:

Confirmed: Abbeville (5), Aiken (35), Allendale (3), Anderson (32), Bamberg (6), Barnwell (5), Beaufort (84), Berkeley (71), Calhoun (6), Charleston (190), Cherokee (16), Chester (19), Chesterfield (15), Clarendon (14), Colleton (24), Darlington (32), Dillon (7), Dorchester (78), Edgefield (9), Fairfield (2), Florence (44), Georgetown (18), Greenville (103), Greenwood (8), Hampton (3), Horry (103), Jasper (17), Kershaw (17), Lancaster (28), Laurens (38), Lee (6), Lexington (89), Marion (7), Marlboro (4), Newberry (41), Oconee (8), Orangeburg (48), Pickens (14), Richland (173), Saluda (3), Spartanburg (86), Sumter (68), Union (14), Williamsburg (6), York (55)

Probable: Aiken (2), Calhoun (1), Charleston (3), Cherokee (3), Clarendon (1), Dorchester (3), Florence (1), Greenwood (2), Jasper (1), Laurens (4), Lexington (1), Orangeburg (1), Richland (2)

Deaths by County:

Elderly: Anderson (2), Berkeley (2), Charleston (10), Dorchester (2), Florence (2), Georgetown (1), Horry (2), Lancaster (1), Laurens (2), Lee (1), Lexington (1), Orangeburg (1), Pickens (1), Richland (1), Spartanburg (1), Sumter (1), York (1) — TOTAL: 32

Middle-Aged: Charleston (1), Dorchester (1), Darlington (1), Greenville (1), Horry (2), Richland (1) — TOTAL: 7

Probable: Aiken (2), Calhoun (1), Charleston (3), Cherokee (3), Clarendon (1), Dorchester (3), Florence (1), Greenwood (3), Jasper (1), Laurens (4), Lexington (1), Orangeburg (1), Richland (2).

Date range: July 8-July 21

For more information about the new deaths and their location and age, click HERE.