South Carolina’s storm-related deaths rises to 36

UPDATE: SCDPS revised the state’s storm-related death toll to 36 on Tuesday afternoon. The new numbers show three deaths occurred in Laurens County.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – The number of storm-related deaths in South Carolina continues to rise.

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety reported Tuesday morning that 33 people have died across 11 counties as a result of the recent hurricane.

The highest number of deaths have occurred in Aiken, Greenville, and Spartanburg counties.

• Aiken – 6
• Anderson – 4
• Chester – 2
• Chesterfield – 1
• Greenville – 6
• Greenwood – 1
• Newberry – 2
• Richland – 1
• Saluda – 3
• Spartanburg – 6
• York – 1
• Laurens – 3

Heather Biance with the SC Dept. of Public Safety said the deaths were confirmed through coroners in each county.

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