Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– DHEC is making public a list of nursing homes and assisted living facilities that have been impacted by COVID 19. This updated list includes reporting the loss of residents and staff due to COVID-19 complications. Health officials say COVID-19 outbreaks at these facilities are an indicator of ongoing transmission of virus within a community and require an…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Monday, 142 new cases of the coronavirus COVID-19, and three additional deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 5,613 and those who have died to 177. The deaths occurred in three elderly individuals from Clarendon (1), Florence…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready for a flyover. F-16s fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing will salute the state’s medical professionals and first responders during a round-the-state flyover, Monday, April 27, say officials. According to a release from the Guard, The Swamp Fox pilots will flyover a number of hospitals throughout the state which…
Image: Food Lion Columbia,SC (WOLO) —- The grocery store chain Food Lion says it has a mission to ‘nourish neighbors in the towns and cities’ that have been effected by coronavirus (COVID-19) and now they are teaming up with school districts across the area to make it happen. Each week, the grocery chain is delivering meals that will be given…
Image: SCSFA logo Columbia, SC (WOLO) —- It’s one of the Palmetto states oldest and biggest week long yearly conventions that draws thousands of firefighters, first responders, members of the families and the general public to Columbia, South Carolina each year, expect this one. Executive Committee members for the South Carolina Firefighters’ Association (SCSFA) voted to cancel the event that…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Thursday, announced 161 new cases of the coronavirus and 10 additional deaths. DHEC say this brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 4,917 and those who have died to 150. ABC Columbia image Health officials say the deaths occurred in seven…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster thanked parents and teachers during a briefing Wednesday about keeping schools closed in South Carolina. McMaster, along with State Superintendent of Education, Molly Spearman, announced that the state’s public K-12 schools will remain closed for the rest of this school year. Both McMaster and Spearman acknowledged the difficulties surrounding the remote learning…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) (video CNN)– Employees at Kroger stores in South Carolina will now be wearing masks. In a release, the Kroger Atlanta Division, says it is adding the new safety measures to help protect associates, including mandatory facial mask requirements. The company says it has a supply of surgical masks in stock for associates to use. “Without a doubt,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Tuesday, announced 172 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 11 additional deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 4,608 and those who have died to 135. ABC Columbia image According to health officials, the deaths occurred in…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Monday, announced 64 new cases of the coronavirus and 4 additional deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 4,439 and those who have died to 124. DHEC says of those four deaths, one was an elderly individual…
