Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin said Thursday that he and Buttigieg have been co-chairing the Pandemic Resilience Working Group for America’s Mayors. South Carolina Gov. Recent escalating numbers have placed South Carolina third in the nation in newly diagnosed cases over the past 14 days adjusted by population. More than 39,500 positive tests for the virus have been conducted, and more than 1,100 people were hospitalized in South Carolina after developing COVID-19. ———This story has been corrected to show that Buttigieg received 8% of the vote in the South Carolina primary, not 2%.

Source: ABC News July 02, 2020 16:37 UTC