Charleston and other towns across South Carolina are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Charleston, SC community.
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South Carolina COVID-19 Cases
South Carolina Total Coronavirus Cases: 1,856,759
South Carolina New Coronavirus Deaths:
South Carolina Total Coronavirus Deaths: 20,254
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Charleston
How COVID-19 changed Charleston — and you
Just over five years ago, a Charleston woman became one of the first two people in South Carolina to get Covid-19, health officials believe. Within 27 months, some 19,600 residents of the Palmetto ... More info »
Charleston City Paper - 03/20/2025 07:40pmS.C. public health nominee says he’s been threatened
Dr. Edward Simmer, GOP Gov. Henry McMaster’s nominee to run the state's new Department of Public Health, testified in a Thursday confirmation hearing that he's been abusively threatened by ... More info »
Charleston City Paper - 03/21/2025 01:23am‘A stalwart’ or ‘South Carolina’s Dr. Fauci’? Meet the man who wants SC to be ‘the healthiest state’
Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall explains why you should want Dr. Edward Simmer, Gov. Henry McMaster’s nominee to be the full-time director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health, to succeed. More info »
The State on MSN - 03/20/2025 09:38amHow do you feel your community is responding to the coronavirus crisis:
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