SC DHEC Reports Lowest Number of New Covid-19 Cases in Weeks

Yesterday, South Carolina saw it’s lowest number of new coronavirus cases in weeks. State health officials confirmed 712 new cases with 19 new probable cases. They also confirmed 45 additional deaths and one new probable death. The state’s total has now surpassed 102,000 cases and almost 2,060 deaths. DHEC believes newly enforced mask mandates have a lot to do with the downward trends we are beginning to see. They’ve also predicted if this continues, we could see a “reversal of our fortunes” in four to six weeks. The state epidemiologist also said “together, we can create…safe environments for our business recovery, for our lifestyle recovery, and particularly for our students returning to school in a few short weeks, but we must act more aggressively, and now.”