Starting with Friday night’s COVID-19 status update, the Georgia Department of Public Health has started releasing the number of coronavirus deaths in each of Georgia’s counties. Dougherty County has the most coronavirus deaths in the state at 13. In Fulton County, 12 people have died from the virus. Cobb County and Lee County each have […]

DeKalb County is under a shelter in place order effective Saturday, March 28 at 9 p.m. DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond updated the county’s state of emergency with a shelter-in-place order for DeKalb County in response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The order is effective Saturday, March 28, 2020, at 9 p.m. until further notice. […]

As the number of positive cases of COVID-19 and associated deaths in Georgia continue to climb, Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) physicians and board members – along with Hall County and City of Gainesville elected officials – are collectively urging residents stay home for at least 14 days to slow the spread of the virus. […]

ALBANY — Members of the Georgia National Guard have been deployed at two locations in Albany, 22 have been sent to Phoebe Putney hospital and five have been deployed at Pruitt Palmyra Nursing Home. The two teams arrived March 26 and 27 and are comprised of twenty-two service members, one doctor, two physician’s assistants, four […]

Georgia’s coronavirus cases continue to escalate, with the state passing the 2,000 confirmed cases mark as of noon Friday. The Georgia Department of Public Health reports there are now 2,001 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Georgia. There have now been 64 deaths from the virus and 566 patients have been hospitalized. The state’s death rate […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is warning local churches that plans for drive-in church services do not meet the requirements for social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. The directive came from the department of health’s South Central Health District in response to a number of churches in the area planning drive-in church services. “While […]

The first confirmed case of coronavirus has surfaced in the Georgia House of Representatives. Rep. Matthew Gambill, R-Cartersville, has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesman for House Speaker David Ralston reported Thursday night. Gambill began self-quarantining the weekend following Friday, March 13, after learning he had been exposed to someone who tested positive for the […]

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston is asking Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to delay the May 19 primaries because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter dated Thursday, Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, suggested holding the primaries no earlier than June 23. “You and I both agree that the right to vote is one of our most […]

Gov. Brian Kemp Thursday ordered Georgia’s public schools closed through April 24 as cases of coronavirus continue to rise. “I am deeply grateful to State School Superintendent Richard Woods, the Georgia Department of Education, superintendents, and parents for keeping us informed and helping us make the right decision for our students,” Kemp said in a […]

As of Thursday’s noon status update from the Georgia Department of Public Health, coronavirus cases in Dougherty County have surged past every county in Georgia except Fulton County, which is Georgia’s most populated county. Dougherty County now has 156 confirmed cases of coronavirus. DeKalb County has 129 cases and Cobb County has 115. Fulton County […]

Georgia House Democrats on Wednesday increased pressure on Gov. Brian Kemp to implement a shelter-in-place order in the state. Members of the House Democratic Caucus sent a letter to Kemp urging him to institute the order to stop the spread of COVID-19. “In this moment, each of us must do everything in our power to […]

DUNWOODY — Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch wrote a letter to residents today in which she asked residents to take the coronavirus social distancing policies seriously. Below is the full text of her letter. Today, I’m imploring Dunwoody residents to stay at home. I am incredibly grateful that most of you are already following the guidelines […]

CANTON — The City of Canton is now under a shelter in place order. The city’s mayor says the order is the result of residents asking for the order. “The citizens have overwhelmingly asked the Council to look out for their interests during this pandemic,” stated Mayor Bill Grant. “This declaration and shelter in place […]

A fifth state senator has tested positive for coronavirus as the respiratory illness eclipsed 1,000 confirmed cases and claimed 40 lives in Georgia Wednesday. Sen. Lester Jackson, D-Savannah, told the Savannah Morning News Wednesday that his test results came back positive after a five-day wait. Jackson said he and his wife requested the test “out of an abundance of […]