DHEC reports 1,954 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 250 probable cases for a total of 2,204 cases. DHEC also reports 11 additional deaths in South Carolina.
With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the state, officials with Richland County are considering their next move in the fight against the virus.
“It’s free. It’s convenient. The lines are not like they used to be. You can get in and get out,” McMaster said at a press conference Monday. “Go ahead and make your decision.”
The Delta variant is forcing some people to re-think their international travel plans, just as countries start to re-open for tourists.
Members of the U.S. military would be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Sept. 15, under a plan announced by the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by President Joe Biden.
You can get a free COVID-19 vaccine through Mayor Steve Benjamin’s “It’s YOUR Shot, Columbia” campaign. The next clinic is Wednesday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Park from 1-5 p.m. Anyone who gets vaccinated at this site will have a chance to enter to win two free round trip tickets from American Airlines and the Columbia Metropolitan Airport.
Prisma Health is updating its visitation policy due to the recent rise in cases of COVID-19.
With the recent rise of COVID-19 cases locally, Lexington Medical Center is updating its hospital visitation policies.
DHEC reports 2,535 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 701 probable cases and eight new confirmed deaths in South Carolina.
Will we need vaccine boosters? That’s the big question facing health experts right now. A White House source says we could have an answer in just a few weeks.
