South Carolina sees highest COVID-19 case count since January

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's daily COVID-19 case count has hit the highest daily count since around the peak of the pandemic in January, according to data released Friday by the state Department of Health and Environmental Control. The agency reported 3,585 new confirmed cases and 893 probable cases on Friday. The near 4,500 cases is the most since Jan. 22. The state also reported 15 confirmed deaths and five additional probable deaths, bringing South Carolina's total coronavirus death toll to 10,039. The highly contagious delta variant is likely responsible for the majority of new COVID-...