Covid-19 Case Numbers in Horry County Schools Continue to Grow

Positive cases of the Coronavirus are multiplying according to the Horry County Schools Covid-19 case dashboard. There are a total of 679 Covid-19 cases in HCS, 628 of them are students and 51 of them are staff members. Currently there are about 6,800 students and 161 staff members in quarantine. According to the spokesperson for the district, across Horry County Schools there are about 45,000 students and 1,600 of them are signed up to take virtual classes this semester which means about 15% of the student body in HCS is in quarantine.