South Carolina health officials announced Tuesday that 693 more people across the state tested positive for COVID-19 and 17 more people have died after contracting the virus. Since the global pandemic ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD)- Gov. Henry McMaster has appointed the former director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to lead the state’s new public health agency.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) on Friday announced 4,650 confirmed and 2,047 probable COVID-19 cases from Wednesday of this week. The ...

During National Nurses Week, May 6-12, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) applauds the 96,162 licensed nurses across the state, including the hundreds who work at ...

The number of reported measles cases in South Carolina has doubled since last week, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). While it is investigating the multiple ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — As summer weather comes into full swing, so does bat pup season.The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) rabies prevention team is encouraging ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will resume seasonal water quality checks along the coast to detect elevated bacteria levels. DHEC ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — In just a few weeks, South Carolina's Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will be split into two separate agencies following a decision by state lawmakers last year.

For more than two consecutive weeks, South Carolina health officials have recorded fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day, while the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced ...

For the second consecutive week, South Carolina had an increase in new coronavirus cases reported by the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control. The percent of positive tests, an ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is offering free HIV and STD testing at various locations across the lowcountry Tuesday, June 25, in ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The interim director of the new South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (DES), Myra Reece, spoke Monday to officially launch the agency and explain its roles and ...