Coronavirus updates May 6: Free lunches, Myrtle Beach bike rally, booze pops and more
With the coronavirus pandemic resulting in several events either being canceled or rescheduled across the Grand Strand, one annual gathering got the green light to commence this summer.
The Harley Davidson Bike Rally is scheduled for the week of July 13, following an 11 to 1 vote by Horry County Council Tuesday night. The July rally will not become an annual event. After 2020, the schedule is expected to return to normal.
Students attending certain schools within Horry County Schools will soon be eligible for free meal delivery services. The district is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Baylor University to begin operating a “Meals-to-You” program to deliver meals for free to eligible students’ doorsteps, according to a HCS email.
Students attending one of the Community Eligible Provision schools are eligible for the program. Those schools include: Daisy Elementary, Green Sea Floyds Elementary, Green Sea Floyds High, Homewood Elementary, Horry County Alternative School, Loris Elementary, Loris Middle, Myrtle Beach Early Childhood School, Myrtle Beach Elementary, Myrtle Beach Middle, Myrtle Beach Primary, Palmetto Bays Elementary, Pee Dee Elementary, Socastee Elementary, South Conway Elementary, Waccamaw Elementary, and Whittemore Park Middle.
Need a drink but not ready to hit up the bar scene just yet? Reach out to Myrtle Beach-based franchise Booze Pops. The unique-style ice cream truck is traveling from neighborhood to neighborhood in Horry County selling wine pops, vodka-infused popsicles, jello shots and non-alcoholic ice cream products.
Here’s the latest on the coronavirus in the Myrtle Beach area May 6:
As of Wednesday morning, the number of coronavirus cases has reached 236, with 18 deaths in Horry County, according to data from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released Sunday afternoon.
There are 46 cases in Georgetown County, with the death toll remaining at three, DHEC reports.
Cases across South Carolina have reached 6,841 and there have been 296 deaths, according to DHEC. Across the state, there has been a 75 percent recovery rate after people have been confirmed with the virus, DHEC officials estimate.
Today’s takeaways:
Horry County officials announced Spirit, Allegiant, Sun Country and Frontier have all resumed flight service at Myrtle Beach International Airport this month.
Surfside Beach joins neighboring municipalities in allowing restaurants to provide outdoor dining in their parking lots.
Brookgreen Gardens has reopened some indoor spaces and is operating under new hours through May 14. Scheduled events throughout May will be conducted with limited capacity, with social distancing is required in all areas of the gardens.
Restaurants are officially allowed to reopen for outdoor dining. Check out this list of restaurants currently open and operating under S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster’s guidelines. If you want to be added to the list, email your information to ayoung@thesunnews.com.
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