SC-DHEC is investigating 2 additional deaths and 151 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 925 positive cases, across 41 counties.
Those 151 cases include 7 in York County and 1 in Lancaster County, bringing their totals to 43 and 14. Chester County has two confirmed cases of the virus.
The two individuals who passed away from the coronavirus were elderly patients from Beaufort and Anderson Counties. Both had underlying health conditions.
SC-DHEC has also announced they now have the necessary chemicals to perform adequate testing after stating last week that they had a shortage.