7 new coronavirus cases, 198 more vaccinations in Beaufort County on Wednesday
State health officials on Wednesday reported that 198 more Beaufort County residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
About 48.2% of county residents who are 15 or older have now received a shot, according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, and 51.7% of that group have yet to get a dose.
Coronavirus spread, meanwhile, remains low after a winter spike.
Seven new coronavirus cases and three probable infections were reported in Beaufort County on Wednesday. No new deaths were announced.
Jasper County recorded two infections, two probable infections and no deaths Wednesday.
Local numbers
COVID-19 inoculation rate for Beaufort County residents as of Monday (the most recent date for which data are available): 4,829 vaccine recipients per 10,000 residents. That’s the fifth-highest rate in South Carolina.
Seven-day average of new first-dose vaccinations: 346 per day
Number of residents who have received at least one dose: 75,501
Total number of doses administered: 106,115
New first-dose vaccinations announced Wednesday: 198
Percentage of the county’s 15 and older population who have received at least one dose: 48.2%
Statewide numbers
New first-dose vaccinations announced Wednesday: 5,622
Number of residents who have received at least one dose: 1,693,177
Percentage of the state’s 15 and older population who have received at least one dose: 41.2%
Percentage of S.C. residents 15 and up who have completed vaccination: 30.2%
ZIP code data
Bluffton’s ZIP code of 29910 leads the county with 17,930 vaccinations since late last year. Okatie’s 29909 ZIP code, which includes Sun City Hilton Head, has recorded 12,791 resident inoculations, which is the second-highest figure in the county.
Hilton Head Island’s 29926 ZIP code, covering the north side, has 12,786 vaccinations. The 29928 ZIP code, covering the southeastern part of the island, has 10,104 vaccinations, according to DHEC.
Beaufort’s 29902 ZIP code has reported 5,269 inoculations.
DHEC releases most of its coronavirus vaccine data based on residency. If a Beaufort County resident is vaccinated out of state or in a different S.C. county, they would still be counted in DHEC’s Beaufort County-specific ZIP code data.
More information on ZIP code-level vaccine data can be found at the following link online: http://bit.ly/BeaufortCountyVaccines
Virus spread in Beaufort County
Seven-day average of new cases: roughly eight per day
Total cases: 14,820 confirmed, according to DHEC
Total deaths: 191 confirmed, according to DHEC
Two-week cumulative incidence rate as of Monday: 59.9 cases per 100,000 people, a “moderate” rate under DHEC’s definition. An incidence rate measures how quickly a disease is spreading through a given population.
Dr. Scott Curry, an infectious disease specialist at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, has previously said counties should aim to have a two-week incidence rate of less than 50 new cases per 100,000 people.
