While the coronavirus has cancelled some Halloween festivities, there is still plenty to do this year around the Midlands.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released the latest coronavirus numbers in the state as of Wednesday.
Overnight, Hurricane Zeta hit the Gulf Coast after making landfall in Louisiana as a category-two storm. It’s now the strongest hurricane to hit the continental U.S. this late in the season in more than a century.
The government is planning to pay for any future coronavirus vaccine for all Americans. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it will pay for any vaccine authorized or approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
As we deal with these high winds, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division reported more than 184,000 power outages across the state Thursday morning. Leaders say most of these are in the upstate.
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reported an initial increase in unemployment claims for the week of October 18-24.
Take a look at Wednesday’s Midlands Mugshots.
South Carolina’s average credit score is among the lowest in the nation. According to wallethub.com, South Carolina has the country’s seventh lowest credit score at 671.
CVS will expand its COVID-19 testing services. The pharmacy chain wants to add rapid-result testing at nearly one thousand locations by the end of the year.
A federal judge in South Carolina has ruled local election boards cannot reject ballots on the basis of mismatched signatures. The ruling comes after a survey of all 46 county election boards found that some were engaging in signature matching without the knowledge of the State Election Commission.
