Sumter's COVID-19 Response - Featured Guest: Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis

We talked to the sheriff live on Zoom earlier today, with the public also viewing and submitting questions about the agency's response to this pandemic, from how deputies are taking health precautions when responding to calls to how they're enforcing social distancing and the pandemic's overal impact on crime in the county.

As a viewer asked about during the interview, here is a link to information about what businesses are non-essential: https://www.theitem.com/…/mcmaster-shuts-down-non-essential…
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Sumter’s Virtual COVID-19 Response is presented by Bank of Clarendon and The Sumter Item.