DHEC reports new coronavirus cases in York, Lancaster counties; SC total rises to 2,049
Four new coronavirus cases were confirmed in York County Sunday, and two cases were reported in Lancaster County, South Carolina health officials announced.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 132 new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, across the state, for a total of 2,049 cases in all 46 counties.
DHEC also announced Sunday that four more people in the state have died after contracting the virus. In all, there have been 44 coronavirus-related deaths in South Carolina, two of which were York County residents.
Now, there are 85 cases in York County and 41 in Lancaster County, according to DHEC. Chester County, which has 12 cases, did not have any new cases reported.
On Sunday, Chief of the Clover Police Department Randy Grice confirmed that an officer has tested positive for the virus. And York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson confirmed on Friday an employee with the agency tested positive and is one of five employees quarantined.
Nearly 19,000 coronavirus tests have been completed by DHEC’s public lab and private labs in the state, according to the department.
Coronavirus ZIP codes
On Friday, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster directed DHEC to publish the number of positive COVID-19 cases in each county ZIP code, which had previously been withheld.
According to DHEC’s website, it will also release projected numbers of potential positive cases — people who have not been tested yet — in each ZIP code.
As of Saturday night, there are confirmed cases in the following York County ZIP codes:
- 29708 - 11
- 29710 - 10
- 29715 - 20
- 29730 - 15
- 29732 - 24
- 29745 - 4
- Unknown - 1
There are cases in the following Chester County ZIP codes:
- 29055 - 2
- 29706 - 5
- 29712 - 1
- 29714 - 4
There are cases in the following Lancaster County ZIP codes:
- 29058 - 2
- 29067 - 2
- 29707 - 11
- 29720 - 26
This story was originally published April 5, 2020 at 3:53 PM.
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