SC-DHEC is reporting 103 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The total number of state cases now sits at 299 across 34 counties.
The report includes 3 additional cases in York County, 2 in Lancaster County and the first positive case in Chester County. That brings the total number of positive cases in York and Lancaster Counties to 7.
Kershaw County has the highest number of positive cases in South Carolina with 54. Richland County sits at 43 and both Greenville and Charleston County have 31.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has also issued an executive order directing any law enforcement to disperse gatherings of 3 or more people, unless authorized in their homes. Law enforcement will make the determination on if the gathering poses a threat to public health.
The order does not apply to businesses.