COVID-19 updates: South Carolina health officials reported 918 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, with 13 additional confirmed deaths.
With 6,945 tests on Thursday, 13.2 percent came back positive.
As of 1:32 p.m. Oct. 29, via S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control:
Confirmed cases in S.C.: 166,344 (+918)
Positive tests in Charleston County (total): 16741 (+65)
Negative tests in S.C.: 1,716,704
Deaths in S.C. from COVID-19: 3,645 (+13)
Top Stories:
DHEC stopped providing municipalities with coronavirus data on a ZIP code level. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has temporarily stopped providing coronavirus data on a ZIP-code level, something municipalities use to inform their efforts to contain the pandemic. DHEC said it needed legal protections to make sure patients couldn’t be identified. Source: P&C
Hurricane Zeta sets records. Hurricane Zeta has tied the record for the most named storms in a season at 28; set a record for being the 11th storm to make landfall on the continental United States, besting the previous record of nine; among others. The hurricane season lasts until November 30, so unfortunately, there is plenty of time for more record breaking storms. Source: P&C
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