The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 12,452 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 12-noon on Sunday, April 12, 2020. Floyd County has 108 confirmed cases and 5 deaths at the time of this report. Bartow County has 212 confirmed cases with 15 deaths reported. Polk County…… read more »
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 12,261 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Floyd County has 107 confirmed cases and 5 deaths at the time of this report. Bartow County has 211 confirmed cases with 15 deaths reported. Polk…… read more »
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 12,159 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 12-noon on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Floyd County has 105 confirmed cases and 5 deaths at the time of this report. Bartow County has 209 confirmed cases with 15 deaths reported. Polk County…… read more »
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 11,859 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2020. Floyd County has 104 confirmed cases and 5 deaths at the time of this report. Bartow County has 208 confirmed cases with 15 deaths reported. Polk…… read more »
ROME, GA: You may have heard about some recent national studies suggesting that our social distancing measures, or what I prefer to call safe physical distancing measures, appear to be making a difference in slowing the spread of COVID-19. Indeed, looking at our data for Northwest Georgia, we can see the beginning of what we…… read more »
Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 11,483 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 12-noon on Friday, April 10, 2020. Floyd County has 99 confirmed cases and 5 deaths at the time of this report. The number of confirmed cases in Polk County (21), Gordon County (28), Chattooga…… read more »
An emergency shelter is being established on the Kingston Highway to house the homeless of Rome and Floyd County amid concerns over the coronavirus. The statewide shelter-in-place order issued by Governor Brian Kemp remains in effect through April 30th. The shelter will offer safe haven to locals in need as all Georgians do their part…… read more »
Communities in Schools of Rome and Floyd County has been reaching out to those who are on the front lines in the battle against COVID-19. Gregory Wooten, CIS Executive Director, enthuses that his organization has provided lunches to local healthcare workers in recent days, as well as snacks to Rome and Floyd County Schools’ nutrition…… read more »
The Georgia Department of Labor processed more unemployment claims last week than were processed during the entire year 2019. According to a media release by the GDOL, 390,132 UI claims were processed during the week of March 29th through April 4th, over three times what was processed during the week prior. Initial unemployment claims throughout…… read more »
Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 10,885 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 12-noon on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Floyd County has 100 confirmed cases and 5 deaths at the time of this report. The number of confirmed cases in Polk County (22), Gordon County (27), Chattooga…… read more »