South Carolina Department of Public Health

The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that 26 new cases of measles have been confirmed in the Upstate since last Friday, bringing the total number of illnesses in the current outbreak to more than 200.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 6, 2025: the spread of measles continues to balloon in the Upstate so we talk with Dr. Linda Bell about efforts to limit the spread; we have a GOSMAR update and hear a bit more from Ports CEO Micah Mallace amid a dip in volumes; a major rift blew up on the gubernatorial campaign trail on Congresswoman Nancy Mace’s staff; and more!

Three more more people have contracted measles in the Upstate. Two of the cases are from known illnesses in the same household. The origin of the third has not yet been determined.

The number of overdose deaths dropped for the first time since 2014. But mixtures, like the ominously dubbed Gray Death, are showing up more often in some toxicology reports.

The listeria outbreak associated with recalled Boar’s Head deli meats has resulted in 43 hospitalizations and three deaths across 13 states as of Aug. 8.