It’s been over a year and a half since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in South Carolina.  And, as much as people would like it to be, this pandemic is far from over.  Earlier this year, there was hope that this fall we would be edging closer to normalcy — that we would have overcome vaccine hesitancy enough that spread would have slowed.  But, that didn’t happen, and slow uptake of the vaccine combined with the delta variant brought on South Carolina’s third surge in COVID-19 cases.  Today, we’re taking a closer look at the state of the pandemic right now, and the strain that it’s causing for people tasked with fighting this pandemic every day.On Monday, Sept. 13, we spoke with Dr. Brannon Traxler, director of public health for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, or DHEC, about this surge and what makes it different from previous spikes in cases during this pandemic.Post and Courier Columbia reporter Avery Wilks also gave us a behind-the-scenes look at his deep dive into DHEC and the strain and frustration the agency's workers are feeling in the midst of the state's third major surge in COVID-19 cases. : Inside DHEC, where workers fight anxiety, frustration, fatigue amid crush of pandemicVisit the Post and Courier's COVID-19 dashboard. 

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