16 new COVID-19 cases, 383 vaccinations reported in Beaufort Co. Saturday
State health officials on Saturday reported that 383 more Beaufort County residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Nearly 49% 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% of that group have yet to get a dose.
Coronavirus spread, meanwhile, remains low after a winter spike.
Sixteen new coronavirus cases and eight probable infections were reported in Beaufort County on Saturday. One new death, of an elderly person April 28, was announced.
Jasper County recorded one infection, two probable cases and no deaths Saturday.
Local numbers
COVID-19 inoculation rate for fully vaccinated Beaufort County residents as of Thursday (the most recent date for which data are available): 3,629 vaccine recipients per 10,000 residents. That’s the fifth-highest rate in South Carolina.
Seven-day average of new first-dose vaccinations: 356.6 per day
Number of residents who have received at least one dose: 76,573
Total number of doses administered: 130,805
New first-dose vaccinations announced Saturday: 383
Percentage of the county’s 15 and older population who have received at least one dose: 48.98%
Statewide numbers
New first-dose vaccinations announced Saturday: 9335
Number of residents who have received at least one dose: 1,721,612
Percentage of the state’s 15 and older population who have received at least one dose: 41.9%
Percentage of S.C. residents 15 and up who have completed vaccination: 1,296,765
ZIP code data
Bluffton’s ZIP code of 29910 leads the county with 18,293 vaccinations since late last year. Hilton Head Island’s 29926 ZIP code, covering the north side, has 12,956 vaccinations, which is the second-highest figure in the county. The 29928 ZIP code, covering the southeastern part of the island, has 10,236 vaccinations, according to DHEC.
Okatie’s 29909 ZIP code, which includes Sun City Hilton Head, has recorded 12,886 resident inoculations.
Beaufort’s 29902 ZIP code has reported 5,346 inoculations, though DHEC’s data do not include federally administered vaccines for military members north of the Broad River.
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 8.4 per day
Total cases: 14,854 confirmed, according to DHEC
Total deaths: 192 confirmed, according to DHEC
Two-week cumulative incidence rate as of Thursday: 61.4 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.
This story was originally published May 1, 2021 at 12:17 PM.
