Michael D. “Mike” Murrell August 1, 1954 – April 28, 2020 After fighting COVID-19 on a ventilator for over thirty days, Michael D. “Mike” Murrell, 65, dies from the deadly virus though he had no underlying health conditions. Generous and beloved Murell lived in Stone Mountain Georgia and was the owner and manager of Murrell’s Café, southern cuisine restaurant and catering business which was a prominent fixture on the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) campus and the Morris Brown College campus. He also managed restaurants in his home state of North…
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By Myra Tugade WASHINGTON, D. C. – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it intends to award cooperative agreements to California Department of Public Health; Georgia Department of Public Health; Health Research Inc./New York State Department of Health; Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; Minnesota Department of Health; Ohio Department of Health; Washington State Department of Health; and Wisconsin Department of Health Services for acute stroke prevention. The agency description of the cooperative agreement…
Six New Symptoms of COVID-19 Added to List Symptomatic Individuals Urged to Get Tested Atlanta – Six new symptoms have been added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) existing list of symptoms for COVID-19. The new symptoms are chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and new loss of taste and/or smell. These symptoms join the original symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of breath/difficulty breathing. Symptoms of COVID-19 typically appear 2-14 days after exposure and range from mild to severe. The Georgia Department…
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is partnering with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Fulton and DeKalb County Boards of Health to conduct an antibody testing survey to better understand how many people may have already been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Between April 28 to May 4, teams of public health professionals will visit randomly selected homes in different areas of Fulton and DeKalb counties. Household members will be asked to answer survey questions and provide a blood sample to…
Four families of former residents of Arbor Terrace at Cascade senior residence facility have filed individual lawsuits in Fulton County State Court against The Arbor Group and the company/companies that own(s) and operate(s) the facility alleging reckless conduct and gross negligence on the part of their administrators and staff in their response to the COVID-19 virus. The complaints allege that the administrators and staff at Arbor Terrace at Cascade were grossly negligent in failing to protect their vulnerable residents. The families of Mrs. Ernestine Mann, Mr. Eddie Johnson, Jr. and…
Bishop Jackson Directs Georgia AME Churches to Remain Closed Atlanta, Georgia, April 21, 2020 – Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, Presiding Prelate of the Sixth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church released the following statement on April 21, 2020. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on yesterday announced several steps to reopen the State of Georgia to help the state’s battered economy. This includes gyms, bowling alleys, salons, and other indoor facilities being allowed to resume operations beginning on Friday. Restaurants and movie theatres can reopen this coming Monday. The…
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