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Mark your calendar: The Tax Deadline is July 15

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Mark your calendars. The Income Tax deadline is this Wednesday, July 15, 2020. The IRS postponed tax day from April 15, 2020 due to the coronavirus. People who cannot meet the deadline can file for an extension on the IRS website. https://www.irs.gov/ States may have different deadlines for their taxes, but the South Carolina Department of Revenue says…

DHEC : Help stop the Virus by wearing a mask

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– State Health officials are urging you to wear a mask, saying it will help save lives. DHEC is also advising everyone to social distance. Dr. Linda Bell, State Epidemiologist. …”Anyone and everyone is susceptible to COVID-19 as well as additional health risks associated with it, which is why all of us must stop the virus by wearing…

DHEC hosting more than 75 mobile Coronavirus test sites in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you are looking to get tested, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control continues to host mobile testing clinics across the Midlands. Right now, there are more than 75 mobile Coronavirus testing events scheduled through the first of August. DHEC says there are 79 mobile testing events scheduled through August 1 with new testing…

Last Call: SC Order banning alcohol sales at bars/restaurants after 11pm in effect

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–It is officially last call each night across South Carolina at 11pm. Governor Henry McMaster’s Executive Order banning the sale of alcohol at restaurants and bars is now in effect. It went into effect Saturday night at 11pm. McMaster says he hopes the order will help curb the spread of COVID-19 among young people. It is important to…

DHEC: SC Coronavirus cases reach second highest total 1,952

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Sunday,  announced 1,952 new confirmed cases and 10 additional confirmed deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 56,485 and confirmed deaths to 950. Health officials say there are currently 1,472 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under…

DHEC confirms first cases in children of rare syndrome associated with COVID-19

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– DHEC is confirming South Carolina’s first cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Cotrol says two children under the age of 10 are the first in the state with a confirmed diagnosis of MIS-C, a rare health condition recently recognized to occur in some children…

Lexington Medical Center hosts free COVID-19 testing site

Testing will take placeTuesday July 14 from 8:30a-1:30p

Lexington, SC (WOLO) — Lexington Medical Center will offer free COVID-19 testing Tuesday July 14th at a mobile site. The testing will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Lexington High School located at 2463 Augusta Hwy, Lexington, SC 29072. Officials say you do not have to have symptoms in order to be tested and you do not…