Lexington County had 61 new covid-19 cases reported today – but no deaths.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control (announced 1,505 new confirmed cases, 6 confirmed deaths and 1 probable death.

This brings the total confirmed cases to 46,247, probable cases to 133, confirmed deaths to 819, and 8 probable deaths. 

5 confirmed deaths were the elderly in Beaufort (1), Chesterfield (1), Darlington (1), and Dillon (2) counties.

1 death was middle-aged in Horry County..

The probable death occurred in a young adult from Georgetown County.

New confirmed cases by county are Abbeville (11), Aiken (9), Allendale (3), Anderson (21), Bamberg (1), Barnwell (4), Beaufort (53), Berkeley (82), Calhoun (1), Charleston (326), Cherokee (4), Chester (5), Chesterfield (7), Clarendon (3), Colleton (8), Darlington (5), Dillon (8), Dorchester (85), Edgefield (1), Fairfield (5), Florence (32), Georgetown (15), Greenville (155), Greenwood (34), Hampton (1), Horry (189), Jasper (10), Kershaw (22), Lancaster (16), Laurens (18), Lee (2), Lexington (61), Marion (5), Marlboro (3), McCormick (5), Newberry (13), Oconee (4), Orangeburg (19), Pickens (20), Richland (84), Saluda (4), Spartanburg (60), Sumter (14), Union (14), Williamsburg (5), York (58)

As of yesterday, 482,722 tests have been conducted in the state.
The total number of individuals tested yesterday statewide was 7,990 (not including antibody tests).

The percent positive was 18.8%.

That means

As of this morning, 3,303 inpatient hospital beds are available and 7,377 are in use, a 69.07% statewide use rate.

Of the 7,377 inpatient beds in use, 1,260 are occupied by covid-19 patients.