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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is encouraging people to get free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests during the holiday season.
COLUMBIA — As COVID-19 community levels increase across South Carolina and the rest of the nation, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is urging residents …
After South Carolina's public health agency closed all of its mass COVID-19 testing locations early this month, health experts have been left wondering how the state will track another wave of the virus, should it arrive. Now, DHEC is leaning on other methods of information-gathering.Â
Masks will no longer be required at one of Aiken County's largest employers after updated guidance.
Starting next week, Aiken Regional Medical Centers will relax its visitation guidelines.
As the demand for in-person COVID-19 testing has given way to at-home testing, South Carolina's top health agency will start scaling back testing sites across the state.
Starting Tuesday, March 1, COVID-19 protocols for Aiken County public schools will be changing once again.
As COVID-19 numbers in communities continue to decline, South Carolina's top health agency is updating its guidance for schools and childcare centers.
South Carolina's top health agency announced its support for a study done on COVID-19 vaccinations in pregnant women.
As COVID-19 continues to spread in the Aiken community, a local medical center is trying to help those in need of testing.
As COVID-19 continues to spread across South Carolina, the state's top health agency is rolling out at-home rapid tests to increase testing access.
The Aiken County Public School District released updated isolation and quarantine guidance for COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The state health agency reported nearly 6,000 newly confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases Dec. 30. The agency also recorded 10 new deaths related to the virus, including one probable.Â
DHEC reported over 15,000 newly confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases over the Christmas holiday, including over 3,000 cases on Dec. 29.Â
The state health agency recorded 2,220 new COVID-19 cases and 23 new deaths related to the virus.Â
The first three cases of the omicron variant were identified in South Carolina through a lab at MUSC.Â
The COVID-19 vaccine has been available for children aged 5-11 for almost a month now, and it has slowly spread across South Carolina.
The Aiken County Public School District reported zero employee COVID-19 quarantines last week.
South Carolina's top health agency followed the national lead Tuesday, and is recommending the COVID-19 booster shot to all adults in the state.
In an effort to engage students and staff, the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has partnered with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to laun…
Since the COVID-19 vaccine was approved two weeks ago for children aged 5-11, shipments of doses have been delivered across the country, including in Aiken.
Aiken County Public Schools reported under 300 student quarantines due to COVID-19.
Aiken County Public School COVID-19 cases continue to decline.
Aiken County Board of Education Superintendent King Laurence is in favor of COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5-11.
As residents prepare for fun with friends and family on Halloween and through the upcoming holiday season, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control encourages everyone to stay s…
Aiken County Public Schools Superintendent King Laurence announced during Tuesday’s school board meeting the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control had changed the expec…
Aiken County Public School COVID-19 cases continue to decline each week.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control and S.C. Department of Education are working together to distribute COVID-19 rapid tests to schools.
The Aiken County Public School District saw a big decline in quarantines due to COVID-19, according to figures released Tuesday.
The majority of recent COVID-19 cases in South Carolina, including severe cases, remain among individuals who are not fully vaccinated, according to an analysis by the state's top health agency.
Starting this week, Aiken Regional Medical Centers will lessen its restrictions on visitation.
After 20 COVID-19-related deaths in the past week, Aiken County has reached another deadly milestone in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The Aiken County Board of Education will have to discuss next steps after a South Carolina federal judge overturned a ban on school mask mandates.
Residents who plan on giving blood can now have their donations tested for COVID-19 antibodies at one local blood center.
Aiken County Public Schools Superintendent King Laurence is pleased with the decline in COVID-19 cases with students and employees.
After being authorized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday, Aikenites of a certain age or condition can start scheduling their COVID-19 booster shot appointments.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep throughout the country, dozens of COVID-19 patients have died at Aiken's hospital.
The U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 stands on the verge of a major new phase: Government advisers on Thursday recommended booster doses of Pfizer's vaccine for millions of Americans.
The Aiken County Public School District received survey responses from over 11,000 parents regarding the mandate of masks in schools and the COVID-19 vaccine.
Quarantines in Aiken County Public Schools continue to decline with students and employees.
The Aiken County Public School District announced they will allow quarantined students without symptoms to return to school early, with conditions.
Aiken County school board prepares to send off resolution repealing proviso prohibiting mask mandate
Aiken County school board signed a resolution urging the South Carolina assembly to repeal the prohibition of masks mandates.
More than 100 people assembled in front of the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center on Whiskey Road in Aiken on Saturday, waving placards and American flags in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
South Carolina reached a milestone Thursday in its quest to get as many residents vaccinated against COVID-19 as possible.
Aiken County school district Superintendent King Laurence said the numbers of quarantines went down in the county from last week.Â
The Aiken County school board will discuss topics relating to COVID-19 and incentives for vaccinations at its Tuesday meeting. The board will also open the meeting for public participation.
COVID-19 has been an unending nightmare for the DHEC employees behind South Carolina's public health response. Long hours, seven-day work weeks and constant criticism over the past 18 months have pushed many to their breaking points. Now, these beleaguered workers face an uncertain future as the Delta variant causes a new surge of cases and deaths.
With COVID-19 cases on the rise in South Carolina, residents are being encouraged to learn more about monoclonal antibodies.
The Savannah River National Laboratory is requiring all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19, a decision made as South Carolina and Georgia again strain under the weight of new coronavirus…
After the Aiken County Board of Education's special called meeting Tuesday, the idea of livestreaming the classroom has come into conversation as an option for quarantined students.
Last week there were three deaths due to COVID-19 throughout Aiken County's public schools.