There were 153 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in South Carolina in the week ending May 22, making up 17 percent of total deaths by all causes in South Carolina.
There were 21 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending June 5, a 27.6 percent decrease from the previous week.
South Carolina's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending July 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were less than 10 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending June 5, a decrease from the previous week.
Gov. Henry McMaster doesn't want state and local health care groups to adhere to the Biden administration's plan to go "door to door" in an effort to get more South Carolina residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Many South Carolinians already were housing insecure before coronavirus and the pandemic hasn't helped, according to a State Housing Finance and Development Authority (SC Housing) official and recent report.
The University of Notre Dame decided July 15 to move forward with plans to bring a Chick-fil-A restaurant to the South Bend, Indiana, college campus, despite objections from some students and faculty members.
There were 15 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending June 5, a 25 percent increase over the previous week.
There were less than 10 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending June 5, a decrease from the previous week.
There were 188 deaths from cancer reported in South Carolina in the week ending May 22, making up 20.9 percent of total deaths by all causes in South Carolina.