Beaufort County COVID-19 cases surpass 300 Wednesday with five new cases reported

Five new coronavirus cases were reported in Beaufort County on Wednesday, for a total of 304, according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.

No new deaths were reported in the county.

South Carolina recorded 9,175 cases of coronavirus as of May 20 and 407 deaths.

DHEC reported eight more deaths statewide Wednesday. All of the individuals were considered elderly.

Coronavirus-related deaths

Here are the Beaufort County deaths recorded by the coroner’s office as of Wednesday:

• An 81-year-old Beaufort man who died March 30.
• A 72-year-old Beaufort man who died March 31.
• An 86-year-old Hilton Head Island man who died April 3.
• An 89-year-old Hilton Head woman who died April 4.
• An 83-year-old Lady’s Island woman who died April 7.
• A 75-year-old Bluffton man who died April 9.
• A 71-year-old Hilton Head man who died April 12.
• A 93-year-old Bluffton man who died April 13.
• An 80-year-old Okatie man who died April 19.
• An 80-year-old Yemassee man who died April 23
• An 84-year-old Beaufort man who died April 28
• A 79-year-old Bluffton woman who died May 4.

Cases by ZIP code

Beaufort County could have as many as 1,867 undiagnosed cases, DHEC officials say.

Positive cases are those in which a patient has been tested and diagnosed with coronavirus. Because of a lack of access to testing, state health officials have said that for every one confirmed case, there could be up to nine people who are infected but have not been tested.

DHEC’s totals can have small increases and decreases day to day as officials find discrepancies in the data.

The cases include anyone who has tested positive since the pandemic started. The data also includes those who have recovered or died. According to DHEC, these numbers are current as of May 19.

Coronavirus cases at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island are being reported in the 29902 ZIP code.

This story was originally published May 20, 2020 at 6:26 PM.