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SC health officials confirm 11 additional winter storm-related deaths

SC health officials confirm 11 additional winter storm-related deaths

State health officials have confirmed 11 additional winter storm-related deaths in South Carolina, bringing the total to 17.According to the South Carolina Department of Public Health, these deaths are related to the winter storms that swept through the state at the end of January into early February.Abbeville County: 1In Abbeville County, a 35-year-old man died in a sledding incident on Jan. 31.Anderson County: 1In Anderson County, a 67-year-old man died from hypothermia on Feb. 2.Beaufort County: 2In Beaufort County, a 60-year-old died from hypothermia on Feb. 1 and a 85-year-old man died from hypothermia with potential carbon dioxide exposure on Feb. 2.Calhoun County: 1In Calhoun County, a 48-year-old man died from hypothermia on Jan. 25.Charleston County: 2In Charleston County, a 59-year-old man died from hypothermia on Jan. 26 and a 30-year-old man died in a traffic collision on Feb. 1.Colleton County: 1In Colleton County, a 29-year-old man died in a traffic accident on Jan. 31.Greenwood County: 1In Greenwood County, a 96-year-old woman died from hypothermia on Jan. 26.Horry County: 1In Horry County, a 78-year-old man died of a heart attack related to the storm on Feb. 1.Laurens County: 2In Laurens County, an 85-year-old man died from hypothermia on Jan. 28 and a 91-year-old woman also died from hypothermia on Jan. 30.Lexington County: 3In Lexington County, three people died. A 39-year-old woman died in a traffic accident on Jan. 31, a 90-year-old woman died from hypothermia on Feb. 3, and an 83-year-old woman died from hypothermia on Jan. 25.Oconee County: 1In Oconee County, a 79-year-old man died after slipping on the ice on Jan. 28.Richland County: 1In Richland County, a 54-year-old man died from hypothermia on Jan. 31.

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