Here’s how many coronavirus cases have been reported in Beaufort County
This story will be updated as new cases are announced in Beaufort County.
Updated at 4:06 p.m. Wednesday
Beaufort County has 26 coronavirus cases, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Tuesday afternoon.
Here is when each of the cases were announced by DHEC:
- Three cases were reported Saturday, March 14
- One case was reported, March 17
- Two cases reported, March 18
- One case reported Thursday
- One case reported Friday
- Four cases reported Saturday
- Two cases reported Sunday
- Seven cases reported Monday
- One case reported Tuesday
- four cases reported Wednesday
DHEC and area hospitals, including Beaufort Memorial, Hilton Head and Coastal Carolina, have refused to answer questions about age and location of people who’ve tested positive or how they were exposed to the virus.
One of the coronavirus patients lives in Sun City Hilton Head, an email from the community’s board of directors said Wednesday.
There were 82 new cases announced statewide Tuesday. That brings the total to 424 cases in 39 counties. Five people had died as of Tuesday.
This story was originally published March 18, 2020 at 5:24 PM.
