Coronavirus live updates: Here’s what to know in South Carolina on Aug. 11

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Cases top 100,000

At least 101,360 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in South Carolina and 2,012 have died, according to state health officials.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control on Tuesday reported an additional 928 cases of the virus — the second day new cases have dipped below 1,000 since June 24. Case counts have been gradually trending down over the last two weeks.

An additional 45 deaths were reported Tuesday, compared with 17 on Monday.

The DHEC on Tuesday reported 20% of tests were positive, compared to 12% the day before. About 8.7% of tests come back positive nationally.

At least 1,330 people in South Carolina were reported hospitalized with COVID-19 on Tuesday, with 207 patients on ventilators, according to the DHEC.

All school reopening plans approved

Every public school district’s reopening plan has been approved by the South Carolina Department of Education, with the final 14 plans signed off on Monday.

Gov. Henry McMaster has said all schools should offer in-person classes five days a week and also a virtual-learning option, but the guidance isn’t mandatory. Some districts, including Richland 2, is offering a phased-in approach to in-person learning, The State reported.

“With reopening plans now approved, I am asking every South Carolinian to support their local school in the reopening process,” S.C. Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman said in a statement. “Whether it is driving a neighbor’s child to school, providing temporary child care, supporting an educator, or simply wearing a face mask and practicing social distancing, every person in our state can help us get back to full face to face instruction as quickly and safely as possible.”

McMaster asks DHEC to release school case counts

As many South Carolina students return to in-person instruction, Gov. McMaster is asking the state Department of Health and Environmental Control to track and share coronavirus case counts by school district.

McMaster asked that the data be made available on a daily basis.

On Monday, DHEC released a new school exclusion list in which schools must report COVID-19 cases to the state within 24 hours.

This story was originally published August 11, 2020 at 7:30 AM.