1,537 new confirmed covid-19 cases and 38 more confirmed deaths were reported Wednesday.

None of the deaths were in Lexington County.

The 38 deaths included some that were delayed in being reported  since June 24.

The SCDepartment of Health and Environmental Control is reiterating to healthcare facilities and providers across the state that all covid-19-related deaths must be reported  by phone within 24 hours.

This brings confirmed cases to 48,770, probable cases to 139, confirmed deaths to 876, and 8 probable deaths. 

32 of the deaths occurred in elderly individuals in Charleston (5), Dillon (1), Dorchester (1), Georgetown (2), Greenville (6), Horry (6), Kershaw (1), Laurens (2), Orangeburg (2), Pickens (1), Richland (2), Saluda (1), and Spartanburg (2) counties.

5 deaths occurred in middle-aged individuals from Charleston (1), Horry (1), and Spartanburg (3) counties; and one death occurred in a young adult from Laurens County (1).

New confirmed cases by county are Abbeville (3), Aiken (13), Anderson (61), Bamberg (3), Beaufort (64), Berkeley (79), Calhoun (5), Charleston (260), Cherokee (11), Chester (5), Chesterfield (10), Colleton (8), Darlington (12), Dillon (6), Dorchester (76), Edgefield (5), Fairfield (4), Florence (30), Georgetown (48), Greenville (167), Greenwood (50), Hampton (1), Horry (170), Jasper (7), Kershaw (9), Lancaster (5), Laurens (21), Lee (1), Lexington (86), Marion (4), Marlboro (6), McCormick (2), Newberry (9), Oconee (8), Orangeburg (30), Pickens (35), Richland (66), Saluda (8), Spartanburg (77), Sumter (8), Union (7), Williamsburg (12), York (45)

As of yesterday, 497,122 tests have been conducted in the state.

Tests yesterday statewide were 7,323 (not including antibody tests) The percent positive was 21.0%.

79% tested negative as being uninfected.

As of this morning, 2,587 hospital beds are available and 7,991 are in use, a 75.54% statewide use rate. 

Of the 7,991 beds in use, 1,404 are occupied by covid-19 patients