Fig 1.
USDA 2013 metro and non-metro South Carolina county designations.
County and state boundaries are retrieved from the U.S. Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/carto-boundary-file.html).
Fig 2.
New South Carolina COVID-19 confirmed cases per epi week (March 6th–September 5th, 2020).
Fig 3.
New South Carolina COVID-19 deaths per epi week (March 6th–September 5th, 2020).
The * is a reporting artifact due to technical computer system delays in Electronic Laboratory Reporting to the state. The estimated number for the week is around 72.
Fig 4.
The results for the timeframe of space-time analysis clustering for total cases from the first case in March until Memorial Day, the unofficial beginning of summer (May 30).
Using the county’s social vulnerability (left) and community resilience (right) as backdrops, high clusters are denoted by solid lines, while dashed lines refer to low clusters. All clusters are significant (p < .001) except for cluster 5. County and state boundaries are retrieved from the U.S. Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/carto-boundary-file.html).
Fig 5.
Space-time analysis clustering results for cumulative total cases, March 1st through September 5th (epi weeks 10–36).
Using the county’s social vulnerability (left) and community resilience (right) as backdrops, the straight lines refer to high clusters, and dashed lines refer to low clusters. All clusters are significant (p < .001). County and state boundaries are retrieved from the U.S. Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/carto-boundary-file.html).
Fig 6.
Space-time analysis clustering results for cumulative (a) total cases and (b) total deaths, March 1st through September 5th (epi weeks 10–36). Using county’s social vulnerability (left) and community resilience (right) as backdrops, the solid lines refer to high clusters, and dashed lines refer to low clusters. All clusters are significant (p < .001). County and state boundaries are retrieved from the U.S. Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/carto-boundary-file.html).
Table 1.
South Carolina COVID-19 policies abbreviated timeline.
Table 2.
Counties with the highest ranking of confirmed case rates and mortality rates, March 1-September 5, 2020.
Table 3.
Correlates of COVID-19 case rates and mortality rates.