Georgia now has six confirmed cases of coronavirus and 11 presumptive cases after five new presumptive cases were added Monday night. Earlier in the evening, one presumptive case — a South Korean traveller who went through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, tested negative. The Georgia Department of Public Health is awaiting confirmatory testing from the Centers for […]
South Korean passenger at Hartsfield-Jackson presumed to have coronavirus tests negative
A South Korean passenger who went through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and who received a “presumed positive” test for coronavirus has tested negative for the disease, according to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. This brings Georgia’s coronavirus totals to six confirmed cases and six presumptive cases. At a press conference earlier today, Kemp and Coronavirus Task Force […]
Here are Monday’s major coronavirus developments
State officials said Monday that there are now six Georgians with confirmed cases of the new coronavirus and six others who are presumed to have the disease. Gov. Brian Kemp announced earlier Monday that the state is preparing Hard Labor Creek State Park, about 50 miles east of Atlanta, for the possible isolation and monitoring […]
Coronavirus update: Some Fulton County schools dismissed early after employee tests positive for coronavirus
FULTON COUNTY — The Fulton County School system was alerted today that one of its employees had a confirmed case of coronavirus. The employee is an itinerate teacher who travels between Bear Creek Middle School in Fairburn and Woodland Middle School in East Point. According to Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney, the teacher was […]
Georgia has selected a state park in Morgan County to isolate coronavirus patients
MORGAN COUNTY — Gov. Brian Kemp and state health officials announced Monday that they have identified a state park in Morgan County that can house patients exposed to coronavirus for isolation and monitoring. Hard Labor Creek State Park has been identified for this purpose, although no patients are currently scheduled to be transferred to the […]
4 More Georgians test positive for coronavirus
The Georgia Department of Public Health announced tonight that four more people have presumptively tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of presumptive cases to six. Presumptive positive tests mean that the patients have tested positive at the Georgia Public Health laboratory but the result has not been confirmed by the CDC. Of the […]
Coronavirus Update: Cruise ship passengers will be quarantined in Cobb County
Passengers aboard the quarantined cruise ship the Grand Princess will be transferred to Cobb County’s Dobbins Air Force Base. The passengers include 34 Georgians. The passengers are expected to arrive Monday or Tuesday. Below is Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s full statement regarding the passengers coming to Georgia. “I have learned that thirty-four Georgians and additional […]
Another Georgia resident has tested positive for coronavirus
Another Georgia resident has tested positive for coronavirus. The patient has tested positive for the virus and that test is awaiting confirmation from the CDC. That brings the total number of cases in Georgia to five confirmed cases with two additional presumptive cases, one in Fulton County and the other in Gwinnett County. According to […]
Emory University infectious disease expert ‘incredibly concerned’ about coronavirus
Georgia Public Health officials said Saturday that two new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the state — one in Fulton County and one in Cobb County. Testing on those two patients was done by the CDC prior to the Georgia Public Health Laboratory having the capacity to test for the coronavirus, known as […]
3 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Georgia
Three more cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Georgia and a fourth person has tested positive for the disease but the test result has not yet been confirmed, according to state health officials. The confirmed cases are in Cobb, Fulton and Polk Counties. The unconfirmed case is in Gwinnett County. The individual is from […]
