covid-19 updates

Schools in Horry County Will Install Special Workstations

In an effort to protect students and teachers from COVID-19, Horry County Schools are installing plexiglass workstations.

These new workstations will provide a barrier between students and teachers and potentially diminish the spread of the coronavirus. The South Carolina Department of Education provided Horry County Schools with around $4 million worth of plexiglass for these workstations to be installed.

The installation of the plexiglass workstations will begin on Friday, November 13th at elementary schools in Horry County. Due to their age and the overall importance of in-person learning, officials are eager to get all elementary school students back in the classroom as soon as possible.

Horry County Schools is hoping the installation of these special workstations will help get students back to full five days a week in-person learning. Most of the workstations should be installed in elementary schools by Sunday, November 22nd.

The same plexiglass workstations are also expected to be installed in middle and high schools in the coming weeks.

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Horry County Hospital Occupancy Reaches 72.1%

As Coronavirus case numbers climb across South Carolina, Horry County hospitals reach an occupancy of 72.1%. S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 1,666 new confirmed cases throughout the state, 78 of them being in Horry County.

With 561 hospital beds in Horry County, over 400 of those remain to be occupied by patients infected by COVID-19. As case numbers climb, it’s projected they’ll continue to fill with those who have contracted the virus.

For now, elective surgeries have since been placed on hold as a means of saving bed space. “Our administrative team will continue to assess the situation to determine when we will resume elective surgeries,” said Conway Medical Center’s (CMC) Media Relations Strategist Allyson Floyd.

Visitors are still unallowed for patients in the CMC hospital with an exception for those in end-of-life circumstances. As of now, the hospital has yet to announce its future course of action regarding elective surgeries.

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Horry County Schools To Suspend Athletic Conditioning

Horry County Schools will cease athletic conditioning until further notice. Though the team has not reported a positive COVID-19 case, as numbers start to climb in the county, they’ve decided to take action. A statement has not been issued addressing the 2020 season.

Typically, football and other athletic conditioning take place every summer in preparation for the new school year. No equipment was permitted this June, and only nine players were allowed per each coach pod. This was in regulation with COVID-19 social distancing requirements. As of now, there hasn’t been any news regarding the cancelation of the actual sporting season.

All coaches were told this news prior to the Fourth of July weekend. This was done in part by the assumption of celebrations that could potentially spread the virus. The suspension is in place until further notice. For now, athletes will sit tight and wait for more news regarding their conditioning and the future of their season.