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DPH Confirms Eleven Additional Winter Storm-Related Deaths in South Carolina, Bringing Total to Seventeen

CORRECTION: A correction was made from CO2 Exposure to CO Exposure, and from January 31 to January 25.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Feb. 13, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 11 additional deaths confirmed as being related to the winter storms that swept through the state at the end of January through early February, bringing the total number of storm-related fatalities to 17.

The table below contains details about the additional 11 deaths that occurred between January 25 and February 3, 2026.

DateCountyAgeSexCause of Death
1/31/2026Abbeville36MaleBlunt force trauma (accidental)
2/2/2026Anderson67MaleHypothermia
2/1/2026Beaufort60MaleHypothermia
2/2/2026Beaufort85MaleHypothermia with potential CO Exposure
1/25/2026Calhoun48MaleHypothermia
2/1/2026Charleston30MaleBlunt force trauma (traffic-related)
1/31/2026Colleton29MaleBlunt force trauma (traffic-related)
2/1/2026Horry78MaleMyocardial Infarction
1/31/2026Lexington39FemaleBlunt force trauma (traffic-related)
2/3/2026Lexington90FemaleHypothermia
1/31/2026Richland54MaleHypothermia

For questions regarding the fatalities, contact the appropriate coroner’s office.

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