Coronavirus

11 new coronavirus cases in Beaufort County, no additional deaths, state reports



Eleven new cases of coronavirus were reported in Beaufort County on Friday, state health officials said.

There were no new deaths in the county.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 447 new cases statewide and 13 additional deaths. Eleven of those deaths were in older people, including six in Spartanburg County, the agency said. Two others were described as middle-aged.

Coronavirus-related deaths

Here are the Beaufort County deaths recorded by the coroner’s office as of Friday.

  • 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.
  • A 73-year-old Okatie woman who died May 26.
  • A 59-year-old Okatie man who died May 27.

Cases by ZIP code

Beaufort County could have as many as 2,562 undiagnosed cases, DHEC officials say.

DHEC does not provide an overall, county-by-county number of cases versus the number of people who have recovered. It also does not release any identifying information or specifics concerning underlying conditions a patient might have.

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 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 June 5.

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

Stephen Fastenau
The Island Packet
Stephen Fastenau covers Beaufort, Port Royal and the Sea Islands for The Beaufort Gazette and The Island Packet. He has worked for the newspapers since 2010 in various roles as a reporter and assistant editor. His work has been recognized with awards from the S.C. Press Association, including first place for public service as part of a large team reporting on environmental contamination in a Beaufort military community. Fastenau previously wrote for the Columbia County News-Times and Augusta Chronicle. He studied journalism and political science at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and lives in Beaufort. Support my work with a digital subscription
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