Coronavirus update: York adds 90 cases, records 27th virus-related death over weekend
York County added 90 more confirmed coronavirus cases and another virus-related death over the weekend, South Carolina health officials announced.
On Saturday and Sunday, there were 57 and 33 cases added, respectively, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control. The county now has had a total of 3,154 cases confirmed since the pandemic started.
Health officials announced Saturday an additional person from York County died after contracting the virus. The individual was elderly, defined by DHEC guidelines, as 65 or older, and died Tuesday, July 28, according to the department.
Based on DHEC’s count, there have been 27 coronavirus-related deaths reported in York County.
Across the state, DHEC identified 1,110 new cases Sunday, bringing the state’s total reported infections to 91,257. Officials also reported that an additional 27 South Carolinians have died as a result of the virus, bringing the state’s death toll to 1,709.
Chester County added 34 new coronavirus cases over the weekend. The county now has had a total of 561 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, according to DHEC.
Cases in Lancaster County now have topped 1,000. The county added 42 new coronavirus cases over the weekend, for a total of 1,041 confirmed cases, according to DHEC.
Testing and hospitalizations
The percentage of positive tests — an indicator of the coronavirus’ spread — has been rising over the last month, according to DHEC officials.
On Saturday, 77,306 tests were conducted statewide, with about 15% of them coming back positive, DHEC reported. In May, at its lowest point, the percentage of positive tests ranged from 2% to 4% on average.
Since March, labs across the state have completed 777,287 tests.
Of the 1,124 intensive care unit beds in use across the state Sunday, 365 were occupied by coronavirus patients or those who are suspected of having COVID-19. That means that about 32% of ICU beds in use are being filled by likely COVID-19 patients.
Of those patients, 230 were on ventilators, according to DHEC.
Cases by ZIP code
As of Saturday night, there are cases in the following ZIP codes:
York County
▪ 29704 - 48
▪ 29708 - 335
▪ 29710 - 359
▪ 29715 - 384
▪ 29717 - 12
▪ 29730 - 778
▪ 29732 - 765
▪ 29745 - 350
Lancaster County
▪ 29058 - 42
▪ 29067 - 97
▪ 29707 - 211
▪ 29720 - 730
Chester County
▪ 29014 - 34
▪ 29055 - 96
▪ 29706 - 331
▪ 29712 - 21
▪ 29714 - 42
This story was originally published August 2, 2020 at 12:37 PM.
