DHEC

159 cases of COVID-19, 5 new deaths on SCENE Sunday

COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 159 new cases of COVID-19 and 109 probable cases. Five additional deaths were also reported. South Carolina has reported a total of 491,648 cases and 8,572 since the pandemic began. DHEC says of the most recent tests taken, 2.4% came back positive. Categories: Local News, State Tags: COVID-19, DHEC

173 cases of COVID-19, 4 new deaths in SC Saturday

COLUMBIA (WOLO): 173 new cases of COVD-19 were announced by the state Department of Health and Environmental Control Saturday, along with 140 probable cases. Another 4 deaths were also added to the 8,567 total deaths statewide. South Carolina has reported a total of 491,541 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. DHEC says 2% of the most recent tests results…

205 cases of COVID-19, 4 new deaths Saturday in SC

COLUMBIA (WOLO): Saturday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 205 new cases of COVID-19, along with 121 probable cases. Another 4 deaths have also been reported. South Carolina has now reported a total of 490,176 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, and 8,517 total deaths. DHEC also reports a 2.3% positivity rate. Categories: Local News, State Tags:…

261 cases of COVID-19, 17 deaths in SC Sunday

COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, the state Department of Health & Environmental Control announced 261 new cases of COVID-19, and 218 probable cases. Another 17 deaths have also been reported. South Carolina has reported a total of 488,797 cases of Covid-19 since the pandemic began, and 8,498 confirmed deaths. The health agency says of the 10,905 most recent tests, 3.5% of them…

325 new cases of COVID-19, 12 additional deaths Saturday in SC

COLUMBIA (WOLO): Saturday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 325 new cases of COVID-19, and 204 probable cases, bringing the states total number of cases reported to 488,512. South Carolina also announced 12 more deaths Saturday.  8,484 South Carolinians have died from the virus since the pandemic began. DHEC reported a 2.9% positivity rate of the most recent tests taken….

School officials react as SCDE cancels state mask policy following McMaster’s order

COLUMBIA (WOLO): Chaos in the classroom. School districts across the state are reassessing their mask policies after Governor McMaster issued an executive order Tuesday allowing parents and students to choose if they want to wear a mask or not. The State Department of Education Wednesday said the governor has no legal grounds to do so, but also rescinded the state’s…

378 new cases of COVID-19, 8 additional deaths in SC Sunday

COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 378 new cases of COVID-19, and 203 probable cases. South Carolina has now reported a total of 485,766 cases since the pandemic began. Another 8 deaths were also reported Sunday, now bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus in the state to 8,444. 5.7% of the…

SC adds 425 cases of COVID-19, 19 deaths Sunday

COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced an additional 425 cases of COVID-19. Another 19 deaths have also been reported. South Carolina has now reported 485,387 total cases and 8,438 total deaths. DHEC also reports a 3.4% positivity rate. Categories: Local News, State Tags: COVID-19, DHEC

456 new cases of COVID-19, 11 confirmed deaths in SC Sunday

COLUMBIA (WOLO): The Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 456 more cases of COVID-19 in South Carolina Sunday. 11 more deaths have also been reported. South Carolina has reported 482,907 total cases of COVID-19 since last March, and 8,379 deaths. DHEC also announced a 3.8% positivity rate. Categories: Local News, State Tags: COVID-19, DHEC

424 new cases of COVID-19, 16 deaths in SC Sunday

COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced another 424 cases of COVID-19. An additional 16 deaths were also reported. South Carolina now has a total of 479,207 cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 8,304 total deaths. DHEC also reports of the most recent tests taken in the state, 3.9% came back positive. Categories: Local…