235 people died in Lexington County in 2020 who had covid-19.
According to the Lexington County Coroner’s Office, the pandemic started in March, so the numbers are for 9 months.
The death count for Lexington County in 2019 was more than 2,500. 
In 2020 it was around 3,000, according to data from the coroner. 
Lexington is SC's 6th largest county in population.
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said more deaths has increased the workload for her office's 11 employees. 
“We could use another full-time position,” she said.
Fisher said any deaths in the county reported as covid-related means that the deceased had tested positive.
July had the highest number in the county with 56 deaths. 
The new year is starting with higher covid death numbers.
“We’ve had 68 covid-related deaths already in January, and it’s only the 20th of the month,” Fisher said last Wednesday.
She said the deaths reported as covid may have been a patient with another condition.
“For instance,” Fisher said, “if someone has COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and gets covid, that is a co-morbidity."
According to the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, 78 is the average age of a person dying in the state with covid. 
Fisher also reported an increase in drug overdose deaths and suicides in 2020. 
104 overdose deaths were in 2020 compared to 60 in 2019.