Seven more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in The T&D Region, according to figures released Monday by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.
The new cases were recorded over a three-day period but only released Monday because DHEC has quit reporting coronavirus numbers over the weekend.
No new deaths were reported in The T&D Region during the three-day period.
Statewide, there are 272 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and seven additional deaths.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 492,667 and confirmed deaths to 8,626.
The totals by county are:
• Orangeburg County: 5 new cases, 9,203 total cases and a total of 245 deaths and 10 probable deaths.
• Bamberg County: 2 new cases, 1,458 total cases and a total of 52 deaths.
• Calhoun County: 0 new cases, 1,227 total cases and a total of 30 deaths and 7 probable deaths.
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