Covid deaths remain relatively low in SC but case rates are high.

Part of that can be credited to increased testing and more experienced patient care..

The Department of Health and Environmental Control said 12, 452 test results were received Monday.

But 10,037 tested negative as not infected.

1 middle-aged Lexington County death occurred last Friday.

Columbia and Richland County had 2 middle-aged and 1 elderly death reported Monday.

Lexington County had 108 new cases and Richland County had 135 as of Monday.

Monday's cases and deaths (scdhec.gov/COVID19) 

• New confirmed/probable total cases: 2,413/25 Summary click here 
• New confirmed/probable total deaths: 12/1 Summary click here 

Cumulative totals (scdhec.gov/COVID19)

• Confirmed and probable cases: 218,820/15,832
• Confirmed and probable deaths: 4,249/330
• Tests performed for South Carolinians: 2,899,181

Testing opportunities (scdhec.gov/findatest)

• Testing opportunities available statewide: 306

Percent positive (scdhec.gov/COVID19dashboard)

• 12,452 new individual test results reported statewide (not including antibody tests)
• 19.4% tested positive as infected.
• That means 80.6% tested negative as uninfected.

Facility reports

• Hospital data (daily): scdhec.gov/COVID19hospitals
• Extended care facility data (Tuesdays and Fridays): scdhec.gov/nursinghomedata
• Assisted living visitation status (Tuesdays): scdhec.gov/nursinghomedata
• Private, public and charter schools (Tuesdays and Fridays): scdhec.gov/schools

The information above as well as extensive reporting on county-level information, demographics and more is available at scdhec.gov/COVID19.