1 COVID-19 death reported in Beaufort County on Friday; 78 new cases
An elderly resident was reported to have died earlier this month from COVID-19 and 78 new cases of the illness were confirmed in the Beaufort County on Friday, according to the latest data from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.
The newest reported death occurred Aug. 2, bring the total of deaths in the county this month up to four. Fifty-four people have died of COVID-19 in Beaufort County since March, included 28 deaths in July alone.
South Carolina has had 1,883 confirmed deaths since the pandemic began, including 21 confirmed on Friday. Of the deaths reported Friday, one of the individuals was described as middle aged (age 35 to 64) and the other 20 were elderly (age 65 or older).
No other identifying information, such as exact age or gender, is released by the agency.
South Carolina has recorded a total of 97,554 cases of the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. DHEC reported 1,265 new cases statewide Friday. Beaufort County has recorded 3,989 cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
The county’s seven-day average of new daily coronavirus cases was 73 Friday.
The highest average since the pandemic started was recorded on July 31 at 98.
There are 1,415 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the state, with 231 of those individuals on a ventilator.
Positive cases are those in which a patient has been tested for and diagnosed with coronavirus. Because of a lack of access to testing, state health officials have said that for every confirmed case, up to nine people could be infected but have not been tested.
The total count includes anyone who has tested positive since the pandemic started. The data also includes those who have recovered or died.
DHEC’s totals can have small increases and decreases day to day as officials correct discrepancies in the data.
