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NC vs. SC: What GPS phone data say about how well residents stay home for coronavirus

How do North Carolina and South Carolina compare when it comes to staying home during the coronavirus pandemic? A data company is using GPS data from millions of mobile devices to analyze human ... More info »

Coronavirus pandemic is battering South Carolina economy, new report reveals

The COVID-19 pandemic may cause a $49.3 billion reduction in economic activity in South Carolina and trim personal income growth by 44% ... raise and a one-time $100 income-tax credit for the state's ... More info »

Understand SC: How the coronavirus created a 'new normal' for education

Education reporter Jenna Schiferl joined us — virtually, just like last week, since our reporters are working from home — to talk about how coronavirus closures have affected every level of education ... More info »

DHEC: 4 additional deaths, 241 new cases related to COVID-19 announced in S.C.

People without a doctor can take advantage of free online screening from Prisma Health and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). MUSC has an online platform to aid with coronavirus ... More info »

Economists estimate SC to lose $1B in revenue from COVID-19

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The best estimate at the moment is South Carolina's budget will lose more than $1 billion estimated to be in next year's budget because of the coronavirus. Predictions in ... More info »

COVID-19 pandemic could wipe out nearly all of SC’s projected surplus

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - According to economists, South Carolina could lose about a billion dollars in ... In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Columbia City Council has extended its ... More info »

Midlands man violated SC’s ‘home or work’ order when he smashed car into Columbia home

In addition to handful of criminal charges, a Midlands man was cited for violating South Carolina’s coronavirus-related “home or work” order after he smashed a car into a home Wednesday morning, the ... More info »

SC's unemployment rolls continue to balloon, applicants' frustrations remain

South Carolina's unemployment rolls continued to balloon last week, stressing an already overwhelmed system and frustrating thousands of workers who are trying to replace salaries and wages wiped out ... More info »

After SC coronavirus death data, some call for more health care for state’s poor

The requests by Jackson and others come one day after the S.C. Department of Environmental Health and Control released statistics showing that African Americans, who make up 27% of South Carolina’s ... More info »

Coronavirus updates in SC: Unemployment benefits glitches, COVID-19 bill delayed and more

Note: This is a developing story that will be updated throughout the day with the latest news about the coronavirus pandemic and its effects in Upstate South Carolina. South Carolina's unemployment ... More info »

DHEC data reveals some information about who is dying from coronavirus in South Carolina

A similar disparity has also been reported in New York City, according to The New York Times. More: African Americans in SC dying of coronavirus infections at a disproportionately high rate The virus ... More info »

Inmate in SC gets COVID-19, virus causes outdoor burning ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An inmate in a local jail in South Carolina has tested positive for COVID-19, leading officials to isolate the nearly three dozen inmates in his housing unit. The inmate in the ... More info »

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