DHEC reports 403 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 28 additional deaths in the state.
DHEC reports 307 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths in South Carolina.
As of Monday, the South Carolina Department of Corrections says there have been 42 inmate deaths related to the coronavirus. Officials say the latest death was a 62-year-old inmate from the McCormick Correctional Institution.
President Joe Biden is expected to announce new mask guidance Tuesday. Sources say he will release updated outdoor mask wearing guidelines from the CDC during his remarks on Tuesday.
The CDC says they want everyone who can get vaccinated to do so before they head to summer camp. Their newly released guidelines state every camper over the age of 16 should be vaccinated, and camps should enforcing social distancing as well as continuing mask wearing.
The Columbia Place Mall has reached a huge milestone in COVID-19 vaccinations. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division says more than 4,000 people received their shot at that site.
DHEC reports 362 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths in South Carolina.
Top U.S. health officials are emphasizing more freedoms for those who are fully vaccinated, including travel. The New York Times is reporting the European Union will allow vaccinated U.S. tourists to visit Europe this summer. Officials say other vaccination incentives may soon follow.
A U.S. health panel says it’s time to resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, despite a very rare risk of blood clots. Out of nearly 8 million people vaccinated before the U.S. suspended J&J’s shot, health officials uncovered 15 cases of a highly unusual kind of blood clot, three of them fatal.
Officials with DHEC are again encouraging people to go out and get vaccinated. During a virtual news conference Friday afternoon, Public Health Director Dr. Brannon Traxler confirmed that vaccine appointments are going unfilled.
