Most up-to-date information about coronavirus disease 2019 is on the COVID-19 webpage for Centers of Disease Control (CDC). This webpage includes information for the public and healthcare professionals, frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs), travel guidance, and more. Helpful links include: – Situation Summary: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html. – Frequently Asked Questions and Answers: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html (symptoms & testing, how it spreads, what CDC is doing, etc.). – Steps to Prevent Illness: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention.html. – Information for Travelers: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/travelers/index.html. – Information for Healthcare Providers: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/index.html. – Resources for State, Local, and Territorial Health Departments: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/index.html.…
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A message from the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP What we want from our Governor, Brian Kemp Currently our city is laden with problem concerning the virus called COVID 19. As a group of concerned citizens who are active members of our organization, who care about the lest of these, we ask the following from Governor Brian Kemp Atlanta, GA (March 26, 2020) – The Atlanta NAACP has learned that Black men are the second highest demographic for deaths due to COVID19. There is currently only one testing center in…
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Georgia COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Number of Cases Percentage of Cases Total 1,387 100 % Hospitalized 438 31.58 % Deaths 47 3.39 % County in Georgia (County of Residence) COVID-19 Cases Fulton 204 Dekalb 125 Dougherty 123 Cobb 109 Bartow 82 Gwinnett 69 Carroll 50 Cherokee 36 Clayton 29 Lee 25 Clarke 21 Henry 20 Hall 19 Douglas 18 Floyd 14 Fayette 12 Lowndes 12 Columbia 10 Coweta 10 Forsyth 10 Richmond 10 Rockdale 10 Spalding 10 Gordon 9 Polk 9 Newton 8 Chatham…
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Issues a “Stay at Home” Order to Curb Spread of COVID-19 ATLANTA— Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Executive Order instituting a temporary order for those individuals within the territorial jurisdictional limits of the City of Atlanta to stay in their place of residence in response to the rising number of COVID-19 infections. “I appreciate the leadership of Governor Brian Kemp during this crisis and his concern for the wellbeing of the people across Georgia,” said Mayor Bottoms. “While Governor Kemp has to consider the…
DeKalb County court employee Rushia Lavae Johnson Stevens, 65, dies on March 19, 2020 after seeking medical attention. She is one of the latest casualties of COVID-19. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was a wonderful musician. A Morris Brown College graduate, she had taught music for years. Family members are noted as saying that Rushia Stevens had no compromising health issues. Rushia grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and is noted as being one of the first Black students at Northside High School (now called North…
Atlanta, GA – Today (March 23, 2020) Governor Brian P. Kemp gave the following address to Georgians: “Today I am saddened to announce that we have lost twenty-five Georgians to COVID-19. As we mourn, I ask my fellow Georgians to lift up their loved ones in prayer. Please keep them in your hearts and minds. “Over the past few days, the number of COVID-19 cases has dramatically increased. Currently, we have 772 cases in sixty-seven counties. We are starting to see the impact of coronavirus on medically fragile populations in…
