Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Governor Henry McMaster and other state agency leaders held a news conference Monday afternoon at South Carolina Emergency Management Division. The governor confirmed there have no new deaths attributed to Hurricane Helene in South Carolina leaving the death toll from the storm in the state to 48. Governor McMaster sasy 23 counties in South Carolina are eligible for personal and public FEMA aid. In the Midlands those counties include; Saluda, Newberry, Richland, and Lexington. State officials also announced they will begin holding County Days, wherein representatives from several state agencies will hold a one-stop-shop type event for residents of individual counties affected most by the storm. The Midlands County Day events have not yet been scheduled. The Department of Public Health announced it has established a Hurricane stress hotline for anyone just needing someone to talk with about the stress brought on by the storm. That number is 1-800-985-5990. Governor McMaster, as well as SCEMD Director Kim Stenson said they are monitoring Hurricane Milton which at this time is not forecast to impact South Carolina. Categories: Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Local News, Newberry, News, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter