A football coach at a high school in South Georgia is in the hospital after testing positive for both influenza and COVID-19, according to the school's Facebook page.
Long waits for midsummer testing appointments and results, a recent decline in cases and “pandemic fatigue” have all likely contributed to a steady – and troubling – overall decline in the number of Georgians who want to know whether they carry a virus that has claimed about 6,200 lives in the state.
Two hospitals were built in a matter of days to house the growing number of patients. Existing facilities were converted to health care centers as well. And now, what happened to them?
Macon-Bibb County has moved out of the “red zone” and into the “yellow” for coronavirus spread, according to the new White House Coronavirus Task Force report released on September 6, and shared by the Center for Public Integrity.
Macon is joined by other regional cities like Warner Robins, Milledgeville, Columbus and even the former worldwide hotspot of Albany as falling out of the zone of highest concern for the virus in the report dated September 6.
Some camps that managed to successfully keep the virus at bay this summer are now offering a refuge from the virus — to those who can afford it — where students can live and attend classes remotely.
The mega-testing site at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport will close Friday, Sept. 11, the state health department announced Wednesday.
Months after clearing the virus that causes COVID-19, patients report extreme fatigue, mental cloudiness and heart and lung damage. They're called "long haulers."
Peru's per capita COVID-19 death rate is higher than any nation's except for tiny San Marino. The government's awareness campaign slogan is "COVID does not kill by itself. Let's not be accomplices."