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Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 10:14 AM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
At-home tests will be available beginning Monday at DHEC Public Health Departments
Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 4:36 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control responded to what it called “issues with multiple COVID-19 testing vendors and reporting facilities for failures to process tests and report results and case counts.”
Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 11:06 AM EST
|By JARVIS ROBERTSON
At-home COVID-19 testing demand remains high, but do you how and when to use it?
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 11:52 AM EST
|By Associated Press
Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a policy it announced earlier this month.
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Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 11:45 PM EST
|By Nick Neville
A recent analysis shows that South Carolina has the steepest two-week increase of COVID-19 cases in the nation, and the 12th-lowest vaccination rate.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 11:12 PM EST
|By Zach Wilcox
Getting tested for the coronavirus without ever having to leave your home.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 8:04 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Research shows that omicron is at least twice as contagious as delta.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 7:34 PM EST
|By Lauren Adams
After reports of it taking a private lab more than 48 hours to get COVID-test results back to patients, DHEC says it’s disappointed.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 5:35 PM EST
|By Laura Harris
A critical blood shortage is hitting our community as demand from the pandemic continues.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 3:44 PM EST
|By WBTV Web Staff
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is continuing to track confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 11:04 AM EST
|By Brooks Baptiste
After wearing face masks for nearly two years to curb the spread of COVID-19, researchers find people look more attractive in their protective gear.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 7:59 AM EST
|By Kaley Skaggs
The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs wants you to be on high alert for scammers who are taking advantage of the surge in COVID-19 testing.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2022 at 9:51 PM EST
|By Emilie Zuhowski
The state health department is looking to combat staffing shortages in schools with new quarantine guidance, as educators describe the stresses of teaching during the omicron surge.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2022 at 7:56 PM EST
|By Dylan Leatherwood
A Lowcountry-based non-profit health center says have been selected to participate in the COVID-19 Therapeutics Program.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2022 at 4:31 PM EST
|By Sarah Jenkins
South Carolina’s school districts have new tools in keeping their schools open.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2022 at 10:17 AM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
Tidelands Health has added an extra resource to help increase its access to blood donations as the nation experiences an unprecedented shortage.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2022 at 5:28 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
A duck killed by a hunter in Colleton County tested positive for a bird flu not found in the United States since 2016, scientists say.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 10:36 PM EST
|By Blair Sabol and Live 5 Web Staff
The area behind a strip mall on Clements Ferry Road in Wando was once bustling with Charlestonians desperate for a test is now empty again.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 5:34 PM EST
|By Laura Harris
Four Tidelands Health nurses are being honored for going above and beyond in the healthcare field with an DAISY Award.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 4:28 PM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
The City of Myrtle Beach will not provide recycling services again next week for residential customers as staffing issues due to COVID-19 continue.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 11:58 AM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Friday announced 15,409 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 28 additional deaths.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 11:12 AM EST
|By Jennifer Roberts and Sarah Jenkins
Conway Medical Center will no longer offer drive-through COVID-19 testing after Friday, January 14 due to supply chain issues.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 8:40 PM EST
|By David Ingram
Whether they realize it or not, about 200 million people in the United States now likely have access to a Covid-19 digital vaccine card.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 8:09 PM EST
|By Mary Green
Lawmakers want to make a major change to South Carolina’s healthcare system that they say will make care more affordable and accessible.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 5:48 PM EST
|By WIS News 10 Staff
“Ignoring science and common sense, the Biden approach put millions of people out of work amid dismal economic growth and soaring inflation,” Scott said.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 2:29 PM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
The Florence School District 3 has decided to go virtual for a couple of days for all students and staff.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 11:43 AM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
The South Carolina Health and Environmental Control on Thursday announced 10,412 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14 additional deaths.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 10:03 AM EST
|By Hannah Robinson
A Midlands woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraud relating to $1.2 million in coronavirus relief funds.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 7:04 AM EST
|By Katie Kamin and Cameron Bopp
Following a pause in operation due to COVID-19, the cruise ship ‘Carnival Sunshine’ is expected to depart from the Port of Charleston Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 9:21 PM EST
|By Madison Martin
This week, Republican lawmakers introduced a couple of new bills in the House of Representatives to tackle COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 8:11 PM EST
|By Live 5 Web Staff
According to Justice Department officials, the investigation will examine whether South Carolina needlessly segregates individuals with mental illness in adult care homes.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 8:05 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump says politicians who refuse to say whether they’ve received COVID-19 booster shots are “gutless.”
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 7:03 PM EST
|By Kamri Sylve
The American Red Cross said as of January 2022, the U.S. is experiencing the worst blood shortage it’s seen in the past decade. It’s affecting people in the Palmetto State in a major way.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 11:34 AM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise across South Carolina once again.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 5:28 PM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
The Florence City Council voted Monday to reenact the emergency order establishing a mask mandate within city limits for the next 60 days.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 5:02 PM EST
|By Kassie Simmons
Many pet owners have noticed a new shortage lately, causing families to dig deeper into their pockets or venture out of their pets’ comfort zone.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 3:59 PM EST
|By David K. Li
A companywide vaccine mandate appears to have ended a grim weekly event at United Airlines — the death of an employee from Covid-19, the carrier’s top executive said.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 3:54 PM EST
|By Zach Wilcox and Kristin Nelson
The recent uptick in COVID-19 cases across the Grand Strand has forced county and city offices to make changes to their services.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 3:45 PM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
Governor Henry McMaster and the First Lady of South Carolina, Peggy McMaster, received COVID-19 booster shots Tuesday and urged others to as well.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 3:22 PM EST
|By CNN
The idea of intentionally trying to catch Omicron is "all the rage."
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 11:42 AM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Tuesday announced Tuesday 6,497 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and ten additional deaths.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 8:09 AM EST
|By Kaley Skaggs
The Myrtle Beach Fire Department is working hard prevent cancer in their ranks.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 10:05 PM EST
|By Live 5 Web Staff
Mace said she got tested Monday morning after one of her children tested positive for Covid-19. She said she is feeling okay and will be working from home in Charleston as she quarantines and recovers.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 9:37 PM EST
|By Jennifer Roberts
Horry County Schools says it received updated guidelines from DHEC, outlining new criteria that could shorten the quarantine period for students and staff members.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 5:20 PM EST
|By Natasha Laguerre
The Omicron variant and holidays has led to a surge in people wanting to get tested for COVID-19, leading to delays at testing sites and with test results.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 2:20 PM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control updated its COVID-19 school guidance.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 6:33 AM EST
|By Natasha Laguerre
Many drivers face new people each day without knowing if they are infected or are bound to get COVID-19 if they aren't careful.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 11:56 AM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
“We know people are frustrated about long lines and the turnaround time for test results, but if more people were vaccinated, this surge and subsequent demand for testing likely wouldn’t be as drastic as it is,” DHEC said in a statement.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 8:55 PM EST
|By Adam Mintzer
South Carolina pediatricians are worried the number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state will soon break records.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 7:40 PM EST
|By Mary Green
Nearly 800,000 boosters and third doses have been administered so far in South Carolina, and that number is expected to rise with another group becoming eligible to receive the additional shot.