Myrtle Beach police close lobby in response to rising COVID cases in Horry County
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 takes hold in Horry County, another public body has limited in-person interaction to curb the spread.
The Myrtle Beach Police Department will close its lobby at the Ted C. Collins Law Enforcement Center to “limit potential COVID exposure,” the department wrote in a Facebook post. This follows Horry County government restricting access to public buildings starting this week during the latest surge of cases.
While the lobby is closed, residents can make any necessary payments to the clerk’s office after court, Monday and Wednesday from 10-11 a.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 5-6 p.m., the department said.
The Myrtle Beach area is in the midst of one of the most extreme spikes in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic as South Carolina has broken records for daily caseloads several times in recent weeks. Horry County added more than 6,200 cases to its overall count in the first 10 days of 2021.
