Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Executive Order instituting a temporary order for residents within the city limits of Atlanta to stay in their place of residence in response to the rising number of coronavirus infections. The order came just after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp ordered medically fragile groups across the state to shelter-in-place, closed bars and […]
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Georgia governor closes all bars, bans gatherings, orders shelter-in-place for medically fragile
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has ordered all medically fragile residents, those who have tested positive for coronavirus, those who have been exposed to the virus and those who suspect they may have the virus to stay home. He has also banned all gatherings throughout the state of 10 or more people and has shuttered bars […]
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Gwinnett Police Nab Man Wanted for Murder in Florida
The Gwinnett County Police Department located a man wanted for murder in Florida after officers followed up on a vehicle that fled from a traffic stop. According to the Gwinnett County Police Dept., Officer Blackburn pulled a vehicle over on March 12, after he witnessed it traveling on Lawrenceville Suwanee Road with no working brake […]
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Atlanta Police Officers Shoot Knife-wielding Woman
Atlanta police officers shot a woman they say came towards them with a knife Monday morning. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that at about 9:19 a.m., a 911 call was placed regarding a subject stabbing herself with a knife in the area of Eleanor Terrace in Atlanta. When officers responded, […]
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Georgia sheriff pens letter to community about coronavirus
Putnam County Sheriff Howard R. Sillis wrote a heartfelt letter to his community urging them to stay home and take the spread of coronavirus seriously. In the letter, the sheriff said he will be petitioning the Putnam County Board of Commissioners and the Eatonton City Council to legally require residents to stay home. The full […]
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Two more Georgia senators test positive for coronavirus
Four state senators including the chairwoman of the Georgia Democratic Party have tested positive for coronavirus as the untreatable respiratory disease continues to spread across Georgia with hundreds of confirmed cases and more than two dozen deaths. First to publicly announce his COVID-19 diagnosis was Sen. Brandon Beach, R-Alpharetta, whose test results came back positive days after […]
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Coronavirus cases in Georgia rise to 772
Georgia reported a significant increase in coronavirus cases Monday. The Georgia Department of Public Health posted a notice on its website on the noon update explaining that the increase “is in part reflective of improvement in electronic reporting efficiency from commercial laboratories.” The department also noted that the reports often have sparse data, so some […]
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Georgia nonprofits brace for high demand as food insecurity sets in
Here are ways you can donate to support food banks and other nutrition programs, as well as places to turn if you need help. A stream of cars lined up outside Golden Harvest Food Bank’s Augusta headquarters last week about two hours before workers started distributing chicken, eggs, milk and other food to people in need. […]
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Georgia’s death toll from coronavirus reaches 25
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed its 25th life in Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health’s 7 p.m. update on Sunday. Georgia now has 620 confirmed cases of coronavirus, up from 600 at noon. The state’s death rate for infected individuals has risen to 4.03%. There have been 4,020 tests processed throughout the […]
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Georgia’s coronavirus death rate is 3.83%
Georgia’s death toll from coronavirus continues to rise, reaching 23 deaths from the virus as of noon Sunday. The death rate from the virus in Georgia now stands at 3.83%. The number of deaths have risen by 3 since the Georgia Department of Public Health’s 7 p.m. Saturday status update and 9 since the noon […]