Covid-19 claimed anothor Lexington County life today.

The state reported 13 new cases each in Lexington and Richland counties.

Department of Health and Environmental Control officials today reported 297 new cases and 6 more deaths.

This brings the confirmed SC cases to 12,148 and 500 deaths

All 6 deaths were elderly individuals in Colleton (2), Fairfield (2), Horry (1), and Lexington (1) counties.

The number of new cases by county are Abbeville (2), Aiken (9), Allendale (1), Anderson (2), Barnwell (2), Beaufort (4), Berkeley (2), Calhoun (1), Charleston (19), Cherokee (4), Chester (3), Chesterfield (4), Colleton (3), Darlington (4), Dillon (1), Dorchester (5), Fairfield (4), Florence (20), Georgetown (3), Greenville (73), Greenwood (5), Hampton (1), Horry (22), Kershaw (6), Lancaster (5), Laurens (1), Lee (2), Lexington (13), Marion (2), Marlboro (2), Oconee (4), Orangeburg (12), Pickens (6), Richland (13), Saluda (3), Spartanburg (20), Sumter (2), Williamsburg (2), York (10)

Covid-19 Safety During Hurricane Season
This hurricane season, DHEC and the SC Emergency Management Division are encouraging South Carolinians to remember 4 simple words – Time, Space, People, and Place.

• Time: give yourself time to prepare for a hurricane. Have a plan before you go out to get supplies so you spend less time interacting with others who may be infected. Do not wait until the last minute.
• Space: make safe social distancing a part of every aspect of your hurricane planning, whether it’s stocking up on hurricane supplies or deciding where you will go if you need to evacuate. Do everything you can to stay at least 6 feet away from people you do not live with. 
• People: make sure all the people in your family know what to do to stay healthy. Remember, the more people your family interacts with, the greater your chances of contracting and possibly transmitting cpvid-19.
• Place: know where you will go once the evacuation order is issued for your area. Staying in a hotel or with family or friends far inland are the best options to protect yourself .

For a digital copy of the 2020 SC Hurricane Guide, visit scemd.org.