COLUMBIA — South Carolina officials have reported four new COVID-19 deaths in Pickens County over the past week, increasing from last week’s total of only one.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported the confirmed death of one elderly person and the probable death of another elderly person in the county, while the other two probable deaths are currently under investigation.

The county opened the week last week with a huge number of cases, announcing 52 on Tuesday, but the numbers trailed off the rest of the week, with the county averaging about 15 per

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