A new report finds the leading cause of death right now for police officers isn’t gunfire, it’s COVID-19. According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, it’s killed five times as many officers as gunfire since the pandemic began.
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SC for Ed is hosting a vigil at the State House tomorrow to honor all school district staff and students who have died as a result of COVID-19.
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill for treating COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world’s arsenal against the pandemic.
There will not be any New Year’s Eve festivities in downtown Columbia this year. According to a public relations firm representing the city, this year’s Famously Hot New Year is opting to be famously safe and forgoing the annual celebration.
Lexington Medical Center has updated its visitation policies in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
As South Carolina continues to grapple with thousands of new coronavirus cases that have burdened hospitals and disrupted schools, the panel of lawmakers that oversees medical issues is gathering testimony from people who want greater access to unproven alternative COVID-19 treatments not currently recommended by public health officials.
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000.
Many coronavirus patients recovering from long hospital stays are surprised to find that the days of full COVID-19 coverage are over.
South Carolina officials who have been sued over a law banning school districts from issuing face mask mandates say that they should be removed from pending litigation.
