7 more confirmed SC covid-19 deaths were reported Thursday.

None were in Lexington or Richland counties.

Richland County topped the stte with 76 new cases.

 Lexington County had 46.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control Thursday announced:

- 524 new confirmed cases and 89 new probable cases.

- Confirmed cases to date are 172,216, probable cases  9,423, confirmed deaths  3,736, and 256 probable deaths.

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

Be Positive Id You’re Negative 
DHEC urges you to be positive you're tested negative by routinely getting tested if you're regularly out in the community. It's especially important to get tested before and after holiday traveling or events. Visit scdhec.gov/findatest for a testing location near you. 

As of Wednesday, 2,077,260 tests have been conducted in the state.
2,922 individual test results were reported to DHEC yesterday statewide.

Of those, the percent tested positive as infected was 17.9%.

That means 82.1% tested negative as virus free.