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On March 15, the COVID-19 dashboard stopped receiving updates due to DHEC closing its testing sites and the growing use of at-home tests.
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Accessing health care virtually exploded during the pandemic, and South Carolina providers and national retailers are offering patients more options to choose from.
The new updated COVID-19 booster shot is providing protection against infections from the virus, even the new mutated strain now surging across the country.
Hispanic suicide rates have increased significantly as the pandemic hit many children and adolescents especially hard and they are unable to seek treatment.
Flu continues to decline in South Carolina, but COVID-19 is unclear after the state changed the way it reports outbreaks last week while many are hospitalized.
A South Carolina university experienced one of the largest documented outbreaks of a cold virus on a U.S. campus in 2022, sickening nearly 200, a study found.
Flu activity in South Carolina declined sharply over the last two weeks as COVID-19 infections appear to be rising, but it might not last, health officials say.
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Data is based on The Post and Courier's reporting, drawn mostly from DHEC reports.
Known cases refers to the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. Death data is presented as confirmed and probable deaths.
DHEC reports its data with a 2-day lag time. Our dashboard timestamp reflects the date we update, and our data also lags by two days.
County-level vaccine data describes the total number of vaccine doses administered by that county.
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On March 15, the COVID-19 dashboard stopped receiving updates due to DHEC closing its testing sites and the growing use of at-home tests.
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Flu activity in South Carolina declined sharply over the last two weeks as COVID-19 infections appear to be rising, but it might not last, health officials say.
Flu levels have dropped sharply in South Carolina compared to the previous week, but COVID outbreaks are up in nursing homes across the state in recent days.
Flu continues to inflict misery on South Carolina and much of its neighbors as other serious infections also rise, with some patients co-infected. Doctors say a lack of vaccination is clearing the way for the outbreak.
South Carolina remains one of the worst states for flu as public health officials call for greater preventive measures, like vaccination and hand-washing. Some hospitals are also seeing an increase in other viral disease, such as COVID-19.
State lawmakers in Florida and Texas and elsewhere are making it harder for parents and others to find out about or get COVID-19 vaccines for children.
Relatively few people have gotten the updated COVID-19 booster shot this season, with part of the problem due to delays in getting the shots to the community. But with the holidays approaching and viruses waiting, now is a good time to get it.
Burnout and poor mental health among health care workers has reached "crisis levels," CDC officials said after a recent survey found they suffered more during the pandemic. Charleston health systems say they are already taking it on.
South Carolina's first death from flu could signal another early start to flu and respiratory virus season, so experts are urging people to go ahead and get vaccinated now.
Virus levels are just starting to climb across South Carolina as it heads into fall and winter. Providers and the state are urging people to get vaccinated against flu and other viruses, but also practice good hygiene to avoid infections.
The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they've never had a coronavirus vaccination. It's part of a shift to treat fall updates of the COVID-19 vaccine much like getting a yearly flu shot.
Brady LaBelle and his family in Mount Pleasant entered a different world when he was diagnosed with leukemia in 2019. But within it is Camp Happy Days, a nonprofit that provides support for those families and helps them connect.
Levels of COVID-19 virus seem to be increasing across South Carolina, according to a new Post and Courier analysis. Overall, the levels and new cases are still low and most cases are mild but there is definitely an uptick, experts said.
With the COVID-19 pandemic fading in South Carolina, the Department of Health and Environmental Control will end its weekly updates on cases and deaths. The Post and Courier will still provide monthly checks through other data.
More than 100,000 families in South Carolina lost their Medicaid coverage when federal pandemic protections ended earlier this year. Top federal officials in charge of the program are concerned about the coverage loss here and nationally.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported less than 900 new COVID-19 cases and nine new deaths from June 10-17.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the week that ended June 10, and 10 new deaths.
South Carolina seniors are often isolated at home and this can actually have profound health effects that make them more at risk for heart disease, dementia and early death. A South Carolina task force issued its recommendations to combat it.
South Carolina had 1,137 new cases of COVID-19 in the week that ended June 3, and 13 new deaths, according to new data from the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported nearly 1,100 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths related to the virus May 20-27.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported less than 1,200 new cases of COVID-19 for the week that ended May 20, with 10 new deaths.