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Beaufort Memorial Hospital implements COVID-19 visitor restrictions

Beaufort Memorial Hospital implements COVID-19 visitor restrictions Bluffton Today/Jasper County Sun Times Beaufort Memorial Hospital said it has implemented visitor restrictions because of “the recent increase in community spread of COVID-19.”  The hospital said in a news release the restrictions and safety measures went into effect Thursday “to protect patients, staff and visitors.”  COVID-19 cases have been on the rise with the spread of the more-contagious delta variant and as vaccination rates have leveled off. There were 173 new cases reported in Beaufort County in the week ending July 25, up from 76 the previous week. Jasper County had 26 new cases, after 14 were reported the previous week. 

Elsa expected to bring heavy rain to Beaufort, Jasper counties

Bluffton Today/Jasper County Sun Times A tropical storm warning was issued late Tuesday for Beaufort and Jasper counties as Tropical Storm Elsa moved north along the western coast of Florida.  Elsa was expected to make landfall in Florida and impact coastal Georgia and South Carolina from Wednesday into Thursday as it weakened, the National Weather Service said.  Tropical storm warnings are in effect for coastal counties in Georgia and South Carolina. A warning is issued when tropical storm conditions, including winds of 39 to 73 mph, are expected within 36 hours.  “There is an increasing potential (for) flash flooding, gusty winds to tropical storm force, isolated tornadoes, and dangerous rip currents across much of Southeast South Carolina and Southeast Georgia, including the adjacent coastal waters as the center of Elsa passes through the region,” the National Weather Service said. 

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