South Carolina surpasses 100 coronavirus deaths

Published April 17, 2020 7:00pm ET



State health officials say social distancing efforts have helped slow the spread of COVID-19 in South Carolina, but with 10 additional deaths reported Wednesday there are now 107 fatalities with 3,656 confirmed cases.

Among those dead are six people who attended the same funeral in early March. All were over the age of 60 and African-American – two at-risk populations that have been disproportionately affected by the disease.

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