Increased access to rapid testing will help local communities manage spread of the virus Use of the Abbott ID NOW™ COVID-19 test will provide on-the-spot test results April 6, 2020, Woonsocket, Rhode Island – To help support local communities and the overall health care system in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, CVS Health joined forces with federal and state officials to announce the opening of rapid COVID-19 drive-through testing sites in Georgia and Rhode Island. The test sites will bolster state efforts to manage the spread of the virus and provide…
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Dr. and Mrs. DeLutha (Lois) King are the latest victims to suffer demise to the COVID-19 pandemic. Retired physician Dr. DeLutha Porter Harold King, Jr. died on April 3, 2020 and his wife Lois Weaver King died on April 10, 2020 just after family members had buried the former King. Dr. King was a founder of the Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation of Georgia. Both were close friends of The Atlanta Inquirer family. The two had been longtime Atlanta residents. Both had been residing at a local Assisted Living facility in…
County in Georgia County Seat County Population (Estimated) (2019 Figures) No. of Cases (04/10/2020) No. of Deaths (04/10/2020) Fulton Atlanta 1,063,937 1,240 41 Dougherty Albany 87,956 986 61 Dekalb Decatur 759,297 706 11 Cobb Marietta 760,141 588 29 Gwinnett Lawrenceville 936,250 565 15 Clayton Jonesboro 292,256 293 11 Hall Gainesville 204,441 228 0 Henry McDonough 234,561 215 3 Lee Leesburg 29,992 208 15 Bartow Cartersville 107,738 192 12 Carroll Carrollton 119,992 183 4 Sumter Americus 29,524 168 5 Cherokee Canton 258,773 151 6 Chatham Savannah 289,430 125 4 Douglas Douglasville…
Dr. James Hildreth Shares about COVID-19
Dr. James Hildreth
President and CEO of Meharry Medical College
Professor of Internal Medicine
Infectious Disease Specialist
State of Georgia and Metro Atlanta Municipalities Issue Stay-at-Home and Shelter-in-Place Executive Orders Georgia Governor Executive Order 2020-04-03 01 Georgia Governor Executive Order 2020-04-02 City of Atlanta Executive Order 2020-24 (2020-03-31) Fulton County BoH Administrative Order 2020-03-31 Cobb County Declaration of Emergency 2020-03-24 Files: City of Atlanta Executive Order 2020-24 (2020-03-31)Cobb County Declaration of Emergency 2020-03-24Fulton County BoH Administrative Order 2020-03-31Georgia Governor Executive Order 2020-04-02Georgia Governor Executive Order 2020-04-03 01
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/safely-using-hand-sanitizer Each of us can help stop the spread of COVID-19 disease by washing our hands regularly with soap and water for 20 seconds – especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose. If soap and water are not available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that consumers use alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing at least 60% alcohol. The alcohol in hand sanitizer works best when you rub hand sanitizer all over your hands, making sure to…
