6 new COVID-19 cases Sunday in Beaufort County, 3 in Jasper County
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported six new COVID-19 cases in Beaufort County and three in Jasper County on Sunday.
Beaufort County has now had 14,901 total confirmed cases and 194 deaths in the pandemic. DHEC says Jasper County has had 2,165 cases and 43 deaths.
The department reported 378 new cases and eight deaths in South Carolina, bringing the totals to 485,766 cases and 8,444 deaths. It said 5.7 percent of the 14,965 COVID-19 tests reported Sunday were positive.
DHEC said 74.5 percent of the state’s hospital beds are occupied, including 68.3 percent of intensive care unit beds. It said 356 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, with 94 in ICUs and 52 on ventilators.
US 17 road work underway in Jasper County; drivers asked to be patient
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Officials are asking drivers to use extra caution while driving on U.S. 17 in Jasper County as road improvements are completed.
The $42 million project stretches from the S.C. 315 intersection near Hardeeville to the Back River Bridge at the Georgia border. The two-lane highway also known as Speedway Boulevard has seen heavy traffic with commuters and trucks for many years.
“We’re going to see some occasional delays during the Highway 17 construction, but in the end it’s going to be a much-improved and much safer highway,” Jasper County administrator Andy Fulghum said in a news release. “We encourage people using that road to leave a little earlier than usual and to be patient.”
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Businesses across the Lowcountry have signed on to an effort this week to help raise money for a scholarship fund in memory of a Bluffton High School student who was killed in a recent shooting.
DJ’s Day of Giving is scheduled for Wednesday to support the Dwon Fields, Jr. Memorial Fund. Organizer Tim Wood said some of the businesses agreed to donate a percentage of their sales Wednesday and some are making other donations.
Eighteen local businesses were listed as DJ’s Day of Giving partners this week at djdayofgiving.com, but Wood said he expects that number to grow right up to Wednesday. He said Tuesday no business had turned down a request to participate, “which just speaks to the incredible giving nature of this community, even in the middle of a pandemic.”
6 new COVID-19 cases Sunday in Beaufort County, 3 in Jasper County
Bluffton Today/Jasper County Sun Times
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported six new COVID-19 cases in Beaufort County and three in Jasper County on Sunday.
Beaufort County has now had 14,860 total confirmed cases and 192 deaths in the pandemic. DHEC says Jasper County has had 2,148 cases and 43 deaths.
The department reported 456 new cases and 11 deaths in South Carolina, bringing the totals to 482,907 cases and 8,379 deaths. It said 3.8 percent of the 16,471 COVID-19 tests reported Sunday were positive.
DHEC said 75 percent of the state’s hospital beds are occupied, including 69.1 percent of intensive care unit beds. It said 423 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, with 111 in ICUs and 58 on ventilators.
1 new COVID-19 case Tuesday in Beaufort County, none in Jasper County
Bluffton Today/Jasper County Sun Times
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported one new COVID-19 case in Beaufort County and none in Jasper County on Tuesday.
Beaufort County has now had 14,867 total confirmed cases and 192 deaths in the pandemic. DHEC says Jasper County has had 2,148 cases and 43 deaths.
The department reported 294 new cases and no deaths in South Carolina, bringing the totals to 483,611 cases and 8,383 deaths. It said 5.1 percent of the 7,660 COVID-19 tests reported Tuesday were positive.
DHEC said 73.2 percent of the state’s hospital beds are occupied, including 66.8 percent of intensive care unit beds. It said 386 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, with 107 in ICUs and 51 on ventilators.