SC health officials today reported 489 confirmed covid-19 cases and 43 probable cases 

Lexington County had 37 of those cases.

Richland County and Columbia had 67.

The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control also announced:

- 28 additional confirmed deaths and 10 new probable deaths.

All of these deaths occurred earlier in September.

2 elderly deaths in Lexington County occurred Monday.

3 elderly deaths in Richland County and Columbia occurred earlier in the month.

Confirmed cases to date are131,428, probable cases 2,694, confirmed deaths 2,968 and 164 probable deaths.

Confirmed and probable cases: please click here.
Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here.

Find a testing clinic or event near you at scdhec.gov/covid19testing.

- As of yesterday, 1,172,420 tests have been conducted in the state.

See a detailed breakdown of tests atData and Projections webpage. 

- 3,635 individual test results were reported to DHEC yesterday.

- Of these, the percent positive was 13.5% infected.

That means 86.5% tested negative as uninfected.