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Coroners worry Covid-19 test shortages could lead to uncounted deaths
(CNN) Jill Romann, the coroner in Douglas County, Colorado, was so desperate for coronavirus tests that she began calling hospitals in the middle of the night to avoid management, begging whoever was on duty for one or two test kits.Her total collection reached about 13 before the hospitals caught on and shut her down.
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Bodies could start to stack up from the coronavirus. Coroners and funeral homes say they’re ready.
DENVER – America’s long history of violent death – from car crashes and hurricanes to terror attacks and mass shootings – has left its coroners and funeral directors well-prepared for handling bodies that could stack up from the coronavirus outbreak, they say.
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Testing & SC Data (COVID-19)
DHEC’s Public Health Laboratory receives samples from healthcare providers to be tested for COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved some private labs in South Carolina to also conduct this CDC-approved testing for COVID-19. These labs are required to report cases of the virus to DHEC. Click here to visit scdhec.gov
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Releasing the name of the person who died on Friday, April 3, 2020 after being involved in a tragic ATV incident
Updated on April 6, 2020 Richland County Coroner Gary Watts is releasing the name of the person who died on Friday, April 3, 2020 after being involved in a tragic ATV incident. Columbia/Richland Fire and South Carolina Highway Patrol responded just before 6:00 P.M. to Ridge Crest Court and found an unresponsive male victim lying >>>Read more…
Releasing the name of the individual who died on Sunday, April 5, 2020 after being involved in a shooting incident
Updated on April 6, 2020 Richland County Coroner Gary Watts is releasing the name of the individual who died on Sunday, April 5, 2020 after being involved in a shooting incident. Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the 100 block of Green Tree Drive just after 3:00 A.M. in reference to a shots fired >>>Read more…
Shooting incident at 400 Providence Plantation Circle, Columbia, SC
Updated on November 6, 2018 Richland County Coroner Gary Watts is releasing the name of the individual who died last night as a result of being involved in a shooting incident at 400 Providence Plantation Circle, Columbia, SC. The incident occurred around 8:50 p.m. James J. Boyer, Jr., date birth 09-26-1979, of Providence Plantation Circle, >>>Read more…
