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Friday Covid-19 report: Almost 850 new positive cases with 2 deaths

Columbia, South Carolina – South Carolina added 847 new Covid-19 positive cases according to the latest DHEC report on Friday.

According to the report, two deaths were registered as a result of Covid-19.

Since the start of the pandemic, South Carolina has registered a total of 474,358 positive cases and 8,195 deaths.

A total of 25,005 molecular tests were made and the positivity rate was 4.4%.

For more information, please visit DHEC here.

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