DHEC reports 1 Jasper County coronavirus death Wednesday
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Wednesday the 28th Jasper County coronavirus death of the pandemic. It also reported a single-day high of new coronavirus cases, 42, in Jasper County, and Beaufort County s second highest single-day total of cases, 187.
The Jasper County Coroner s Office was not immediately available to confirm the death. DHEC said a person who was 65 or older died Jan. 10.
Jasper County s previous single-day high for cases was 28, reached Aug. 3 and Jan. 6, according to DHEC. Beaufort County s highest daily total was set Jan. 6 with 231 confirmed cases.
DHEC: 91 new COVID-19 cases Friday in Beaufort County, 9 in Jasper County
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 91 new COVID-19 cases in Beaufort County and nine in Jasper County on Friday.
Beaufort County has now had 11,708 confirmed cases and 125 deaths in the pandemic. Jasper County has had 1,692 total cases and 30 deaths, according to DHEC.
DHEC reported 3,528 new cases and 23 deaths statewide, bringing the totals to 369,782 cases and 5,791 deaths. It said 28.4 percent of the 12,418 COVID-19 tests reported Thursday were positive.
DHEC said 4,555,905 tests have been conducted statewide.
According to the department, 83.4 percent of the state’s hospital beds are occupied, including 80.4 percent of intensive care unit beds. It said 2,293 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, with 460 in ICUs and 311 on ventilators.