NORCROSS — Residents in the city of Norcross who weren’t staying home already due to the coronavirus pandemic are now officially ordered to stay home by their local government. At last night’s special called council meeting, the City of Norcross adopted a “Stay at Home” order effective from 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 30 through 11:59 […]
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Parts of Gwinnett County under boil water advisory
A water main break has occurred in the Norris Lake area of Gwinnett County causing a potential health hazard to the area’s drinking water system. In order to protect the public from this potential health hazard, all water customers in this area are advised to boil all water prior to use for drinking, cooking, washing […]
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The National Guard will be deployed to Georgia’s nursing homes to fight COVID-19
The Georgia National Guard will be deployed to any assisted living facility or nursing home with coronavirus cases to help fight COVID-19. Over the next few weeks, Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia National Guard Adjutant General Tom Carden will activate and deploy over 100 Guardsmen to any long-term care facilities. The Governor and Adjutant General […]
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Glynn County has extended its emergency declaration until April 30
Glynn County residents will be under a state of emergency declaration until April 30. County commissioners extended the original emergency declarations during a special called meeting March 31. The original order was set to expire April 13. The order includes beach closures, closures of businesses that provide body care that is not supervised under a licensed […]
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Could Georgia see 77 coronavirus deaths per day by April 24?
New projections released this week by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations forecasts Georgia will reach its peak for daily COVID-19 deaths in late April. IHME, an independent health population research center at the University of Washington Medicine, said its model shows Georgia will reach a high of 77 COVID-19 deaths a day on […]
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Coronavirus continues to spread aggressively in Dougherty County
Dougherty County now has 455 confirmed cases of coronavirus. At yesterday’s noon status update, Dougherty had 267 cases. 18 people have died in Dougherty, making it the county in Georgia with the most coronavirus deaths. Fulton County has 547 cases and 17 deaths. According to health department officials, Dougherty County is a hotbed due to […]
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How to find out what’s in stock at grocery stores in Cobb County
During the coronavirus pandemic, hoarders have made it difficult for their neighbors to do something as simple and routine as shopping for groceries. Shortages of cleaning supplies, meat and bread are now common as shoppers scramble from store to store to meet the basic needs of their families or decide to do without until the […]
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102 people have died from coronavirus in Georgia
Georgia’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has now exceeded 100 lives. The new report released by the Georgia Department of Public Health shows that Georgia’s death rate from the virus is 3.3%. A total of 3,032 people have been confirmed to have the virus and 773 people have been hospitalized. In all, there have […]
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How to find high speed WiFi while social distancing
Social distancing policies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic have caused businesses and schools to conduct their work remotely. For the average Georgian, that isn’t a problem, provided they have access to high speed Internet, but not all Georgians — particularly those in rural areas — have the type of Internet connection that plays […]
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What to do if you lost your health insurance due to a coronavirus layoff
As coronavirus pandemic lockdowns force companies to close or limit services, employees working for those companies are finding themselves facing layoffs. While loss of income is a concern, the loss of employer-sponsored health insurance during a time when an unseen virus is spreading can be terrifying for those who have lost their jobs. Georgia’s insurance […]