DHEC announces 1,845 new COVID-19 cases; number low due to system issue

Posted: Jan 15, 2021 / 03:04 PM EST / Updated: Jan 15, 2021 / 03:07 PM EST

This electron microscope image made available and color-enhanced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. (NIAID/National Institutes of Health via AP)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 1,845 new COVID-19 cases Friday.

DHEC said the number of new confirmed cases is low due to continuing system issues. DHEC also reported 93 new confirmed deaths. The numbers are as of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday.

Since the pandemic began, South Carolina has seen 341,597 total confirmed cases and 5,513 total confirmed deaths, according to DHEC.

County breakdown of new cases: