Georgia passed the 20,000 mark for confirmed cases of coronavirus Tuesday night according to numbers released by the Georgia Department of Public Health. As of Tuesday night, Georgia had 20,166 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 818 people statewide had died from the illness. Five of Georgia’s counties have seen more than 1,000 cases and eight […]

Public health experts and local elected officials raised concerns Tuesday over whether Georgia businesses are ready to reopen safely while the coronavirus pandemic continues to chalk up new infections and deaths. But business leaders welcomed Gov. Brian Kemp’s announcement Monday that some businesses will be allowed to reopen as soon as the end of this week as […]

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp released guidelines for hair stylists, barbers and spas on how to keep employees and customers safe when business reopens in Georgia Friday. “As we begin the process of safely reopening our economy, it is critical that business owners, operators, and contractors adhere strictly to increased safety and sanitation guidelines to mitigate […]

As of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s noon report, the state of Georgia has had a total of 799 deaths from coronavirus. Over half of those deaths have been African Americans. According to the Department of Public Health, African American deaths account for 421 of the state’s total number of deaths. Whites make up […]

ALBANY — The mayor of Georgia’s biggest coronavirus hotspot is not on board with Gov. Brian Kemp’s plans to reopen some businesses later this week. Albany mayor Bo Dorough appeared on CNN and called Kemp’s order to reopen the ‘wrong decision,’ and said he would be imploring the governor’s office to make an exception to […]

Georgia’s hair stylists, tattoo artists and massage therapists are among the people who can go back to work Friday following a new executive order from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that eases business constraints designed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. Gyms, restaurants and other indoor businesses that were closed can open under Kemp’s March shelter-in-place […]

On the day Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced his intentions to re-open some businesses in the state, the number of reported COVID-19 deaths rose by 41 between noon and 7 p.m., bringing the state’s total number of deaths from coronavirus to 774. In that same seven hour time period, the number of reported hospitalizations from […]

The Gist: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is allowing some of the businesses that have been hit hardest by the coronavirus lockdown to re-open for business, but with guidelines and regulations in place to ensure the safety of patrons and employees and to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Businesses: While gyms, hair salons, barber shops, tattoo […]

The Northeast Health District is partnering with the Athens Free Clinic, a product of the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership, to provide mobile COVID-19 testing to Athens-Clarke County residents who lack access to healthcare. The mobile clinic will be used to provide COVID-19 testing to individuals who may be unable to access testing due […]

State officials report that 250 residents of Georgia long-term care facilities have died from COVID-19. The report, released Friday, also says that more than 1,600 residents have contracted the disease within more than 200 facilities. More than 800 employees have also fallen ill. Deaths in long-term care represent more than one-third of the state’s COVID-19 […]

New projections on coronavirus in Georgia may mean good news for the state and indicate that the statewide shelter-in-place order is working. According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Georgia may have already hit its peak days for COVID-19 deaths and for strain on hospital resources. The institute released new projections Friday showing […]