770+ cases of COVID-19, 16 deaths in South Carolina, health officials say Most cases in Charleston County Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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LET’S GIVE YOU THE LATEST NUMBER OF COVID 19 CASES ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA. IN SOUTH CAROLINA, D-HEC REPORTED AROUND 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON THERE ARE 774 CASES. THAT’S UP BY 113 CASES FROM SATURDAY. THE AGENCY REPORTS ONE MORE PERSON HAS DIED FROM ILLNESS RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS. THE TOTAL NOW STANDS AT D-HEC SAYS AN ELDERLY PERSON WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS IN HORRY COUNTY DIED. MORE THAN 3500 PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN NEGATIVE TEST RESULTS BACK SO FAR. MANY OF YOU HAVE ASKED US ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECOVERED. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO D HEC FOR THAT INFORMATION AND AT THIS TIME THE AGENCY IS NOT REPORTING THAT NUMBER. TWO NORTH CAROLINA NOWHERE -- NOW, THIS IS WHERE THE NUMBER OF COVID 19 CASES HAS TOPPED ONE THOUSAND. UP BY 105 CASES SINCE SATURDAY TO 1040. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS THE NUMBER OF DEATHS RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS STANDS AT FOUR. HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORT THAT ONE OF THOSE IS AN ELDERLY PERSON FROM BUNCOMBE COUNTY WHO DIED YESTERDAY AT MISSION HOSPITAL. NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIALS SAY NEARLY 19,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR THE VIRUS. GOVERNOR ROY COOPER SAYS THE FIRST COVID 19 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WILL BE PAID THIS WEEK. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS ABOUT 270,000 CLAIMS HAVE BEEN FILED OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. FOR COMPARISON THEY SAY THE STATE GOT 7500 CLAIMS DURING THE SAME TWO WEEK PERIOD LAST YEAR. THE STATE SAYS IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT WEBSITE CONTACT THE OFFICE USING THE WEBSITE ON YOUR SCRE IN GEORGIA, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS 2 651 CASES OF COVID 19. THAT’S UP BY 285 CASES SINCE YESTERDAY. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY 80 PEOPLE THERE HAVE DIED. AN INCREASE BY 11 PEOPLE SINCE SATU

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