Colleton County officials have been notified of 10 total cases of COVID-19 in Colleton County — but only nine current cases, as one of the cases in Walterboro (29488) has recovered.
DHEC has notified the county that four of these cases of COVID-19 are in Walterboro, one in Islandton (29929) two of the cases are in Ruffin (29475) and two cases are in Cottageville (29435). DHEC is not providing any additional information.
There were originally two cases in Islandton, but one of those cases has been allocated to another county, according to DHEC.
The zip code data for the state is available on DHEC’s COVID-19 webpage, specifically on the Testing & SC Data page, underneath the county map. This can be found by following the link below.
https://www.scdhec.gov/infectious-diseases/viruses/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/monitoring-testing-covid-19
It’s important to note that there are likely many more people in the community who have this virus and have never been tested. Also, DHEC isn’t notified when individuals are no longer infectious (i.e., they are well), and as a result, these numbers likely include people who have recovered and no longer pose a risk to others.
Colleton County residents are urged to follow the guidance of Governor McMaster and the recommendations of the CDC. This information can be accessed at colletoncounty.org/coronavirus.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THURSDAY
The Colleton County Fire-Rescue Emergency Management Division, the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office and the Walterboro Police Department will be hosting a live question and answer session on Thursday, April 9th at 1:30 PM. Please use the link below to submit questions before Thursday or during the live stream.
http://colletonfire.com/question
MCMASTER’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS
If you have questions regarding Governor McMaster’s executive orders and how they relate to your business, please contact the South Carolina Department of Commerce by email at covid19sc@sccommerce.com or by phone at 843-734-2873.
Governor McMaster’s latest Executive Order states the following:
“I hereby order and direct that effective Tuesday April 7 at 5 p.m., any and all residents and visitors of the State of South Carolina are required to limit social interaction, practice “social distancing” in accordance with CDC guidance, and take every possible precaution to avoid potential exposure to, and to slow the spread of, COVID-19, and shall limit their movements outside of their home, place of residence, or current place of abode (collectively, “residence”), except as allowed by this Order, for purposes of engaging in Essential Business, Essential Activities, or Critical Infrastructure Operations, as set forth below and as such terms are further defined herein.”
Governor Henry McMaster’s Executive Orders related to the COVID-19 Pandemic can be accessed by following the link below.
https://governor.sc.gov/executive-branch/executive-orders
Colleton County Magistrate Court
Please be advised that by Order of the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court dated April 3, all Magistrate Court jury trials, traffic court, criminal court, civil court and evictions and roll calls are canceled until further notice to stem the spread of Coronavirus.