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By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Two new deaths in Horry County, another in Columbus resulting from coronavirus COVID-19 infections were confirmed Saturday.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Two new COVID-19 deaths in Horry, eight new cases Third COVID death, three new cases for Columbus Two new COVID-19 deaths in Horry, eight…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An additional death and 11 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Horry County Friday, six new cases in Columbus, as totals continue to grow in the Tabor-Loris Community and surrounding areas.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Six new COVID-19 cases in Columbus Eighth death as COVID…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Columbus County reported its second death resulting from a COVID-19 infection on Thursday, ten days after the first, and just hours after the Columbus County Health Department reported ten new cases in the county.      Word of the death came less than two hours after Gov. Henry McMaster ordered boat ramps across…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      COVID-19’s impact spread to the Horry County Schools, suspending its grab-and-go food program for at least two weeks, the school district announced late Wednesday.      That followed confirmation of three new COVID-19 cases from the Columbus County Health Department Wednesday afternoon, as individuals and agencies continue to cope with the pandemic and…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A “perfect storm” with pandemic gusts is blowing Matthew 25 Director Rev. Michael Brooks from Tabor City.      Rev. Brooks and his wife Janet are leaving in about a month, their mission sidelined by the coronavirus COVID-19 and its global impact.      Rev. Brooks has been the director, he and Janet caretakers at…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A tone of cautious optimism and encouragement to stay the course of social distancing and rigorous hygiene to stem the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 seemed the theme of a county government news conference Tuesday morning.      While four new COVID-19 cases were reported for Horry Tuesday afternoon, Columbus County, enjoyed a…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A notable decrease in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Horry and Columbus counties during Easter weekend ended Monday with 13 new cases in Horry County, six in Columbus. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Horry adds 13 to COVID-19 count Six new cases in Columbus Retail distancing…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      As many congregations in Columbus and Horry counties gathered for Easter in parking lots, or virtually, Columbus marked the day with no new confirmed COVID-19 cases, Horry recorded two, a positive mark compared to recent days.      This post will cover these topics: Easter pause, no new COVID-19 cases in Columbus Two…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A one-day snapshot that may well prove statistically insignificant showed a marked decline in the rate of newly confirmed coronavirus COVID-19 in Horry County, the largest single-day increase so far in Columbus.      Horry County numbers were reported by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, while the Columbus County…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Just a day after toping the 100 mark in COVID-19 confirmed cases, Horry County added another 18 on Friday, bringing the total to 124.      That came on the same day Columbus County recorded its biggest single day increase of the pandemic, adding five new confirmed cases. This post will cover these…