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View Comments South Carolina has confirmed very few delta COVID variant cases, 70 in the past month, even as the variant likely accounts for the bulk of more than 15,000 cases in that time. The screening for the delta variant is limited and it is unlikely South Carolina will know how many positive tests get additional screening, because knowing whether a person has a variant does not change treatment or public health prevention recommendations, according to Dr. Brannon Traxler, the state’s ...

South Carolina lab working to learn more about COVID-19 variants A medical lab in South Carolina is expanding testing for COVID-19 variants in the Palmetto State and around the country. Author: Jenna Kurzyna Updated: 5:49 PM EDT April 23, 2021 GREENVILLE, S.C. — A medical lab in South Carolina is working to expand testing for COVID-19 variants in the Palmetto State and around the country. Since the pandemic started, Premier Medical Lab Director Vidhya Narayanan...

Share this article Share this article GREENVILLE, S.C., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Biden Administration announced Friday a $1.7 billion investment to monitor new and emerging COVID-19 variants which could induce another pandemic wave. Concurrently, to combat these mutated strains, advanced molecular diagnostics laboratory, Premier Medical Laboratory Services announces their launch of one of the nations largest variant surveillance initiatives. Now conducting genomic sequencing of 6,000...

Share this article Share this article GREENVILLE, S.C., April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Diversified Medical Healthcare (DMH) announced today that Senator Tim Scotts senior staff visited their headquarters, touring the Greenville, SC facility which houses four healthcare companies making a national impact. Premier Medical Laboratory Services (PMLS), CPT Medical, OnGen, and Vessel Medical serve as a large-scale molecular diagnostics lab, clinical test kit manufacturer, surgical kit manufacturer...