DHEC announces 528 new COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — DHEC announced Wednesday 528 new cases of COVID-19 along with seven new deaths.

This brings the total number of cases to date to 15,759 and the total deaths to 575. Horry County saw a record 79 new cases, surpassing Florence County for the most cases in the News13 region.

County breakdown:

Horry: 79 new
Marion: 0 new
Dillon: 1 new
Marlboro: 4 new
Darlington: 3 new
Florence: 3 new
Georgetown: 8 new

New cases in all counties: Aiken (2), Anderson (1), Barnwell (1), Beaufort (19), Berkeley (11), Charleston (37), Cherokee (2), Chesterfield (7), Clarendon (2), Colleton (9), Darlington (3), Dillon (1), Dorchester (7), Fairfield (3), Florence (3), Georgetown (8), Greenville (145), Greenwood (1), Horry (79), Kershaw (6), Lancaster (6), Laurens (4), Lee (2), Lexington (27), Marlboro (4), Newberry (1), Oconee (4), Orangeburg (4), Pickens (14), Richland (66), Spartanburg (11), Sumter (15), Williamsburg (1), York (22)