Hilton Head woman 4th coronavirus death in Beaufort County; 8 new cases, officials say

A Hilton Head woman is the fourth coronavirus death reported in Beaufort County, Beaufort County Deputy Coroner Debbie Youmans said Sunday.

The 89-year-old woman died Saturday, Youmans said. Other details were not released.

Eight new cases of coronavirus reported Sunday bring the county’s total to 156 overall, a S.C. Department of Health and Environment Control news release says.

The state saw an increase of 217 cases Sunday afternoon, for 1,917 cases total.

Another islander, an 86-year-old man, died Friday, Youmans said. She said the man tested positive for COVID-19 but died from other health issues.

An 81-year-old Beaufort man who died Monday was the county’s first case, and a 72-year-old Beaufort man was the county’s second.

Here are Beaufort County’s cases by zip code as of Sunday:

• 17 are in Beaufort (29902)
  
  

• 15 are northwest of Beaufort (29906)

• 10 are east of Beaufort (29907)

• Seven are in Okatie (29909)

• 27 are in Bluffton (29910)

• One is on Daufuskie Island (29915)

• Seven are on St. Helena Island (29920)

• 12 are on Hilton Head (29926 and 29928)

• Four are in Port Royal (29935)

• One is in Yemassee (29945)

• 54 cases are listed as unknown ZIP codes.

• The data list a case in Ridgeland with the Beaufort County cases. That case is in 29936 ZIP code.

Other counties that had a large number of unknown zip code cases include Richland, Lancaster and Greenville.

The ZIP code for U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in Port Royal, 29905, is not included in the listing. On Monday, the base said there were more than 20 cases at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island. On Tuesday, the Department of Defense ordered military installations in South Carolina to stop making data about COVID-19 tests public.

This story was originally published April 5, 2020 at 4:37 PM.