COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina health officials reported 113 new coronavirus cases Sunday, and said the virus had caused two more deaths in the state.
A statement from the South Carolina health department said the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in the state rose to at least 3,319. The death toll was 82.
Officials said the two latest victims of the disease were an elderly resident of Charleston County and a middle-aged resident of Greenville County. Both had underlying health conditions, officials said.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild symptoms like fever and a cough that resolve in two to three weeks. But for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, more severe symptoms can occur, including pneumonia, that can lead to death.
Also Sunday, Gov. Henry McMaster declared a new state of emergency in South Carolina, as his previous order doing so had reached its 15-day expiration. McMaster’s new order keeps in place his earlier executive decisions to shutter dine-in restaurant services and nonessential businesses, shift public schools to online learning and activate the state’s National Guard.
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