The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of noon Sunday. Floyd County has 9 confirmed cases at the time of this report. There have been 23 deaths related to the coronavirus. The counties in Georgia with the highest confirmed cases are…… read more »
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Statement from Dr. Gary Voccio, Health Director, Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District
3/21/20 Statement on specimen collection for COVID-19 testing Dr. Gary Voccio Health Director Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District ROME, GA: The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District is working with federal, state and local partners to expand COVID-19 specimen collection for testing in our communities as rapidly as possible.…… read more »
UPDATE 3/21/20 (7:00 P.M.): CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 555 STATEWIDE, 20 DEATHS NOW REPORTED
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 555 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 7:00 p.m. Saturday evening. Floyd County has 8 confirmed cases at the time of this report. There have been 20 deaths related to the coronavirus. The counties in Georgia with the highest confirmed…… read more »
UPDATE: CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 507 STATEWIDE, 14 DEATHS NOW REPORTED
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 507 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of noon Saturday. Floyd County has 8 confirmed cases at the time of this report.There have been 14 deaths related to the coronavirus. The DPH is now updating the COVID-19 daily status report twice…… read more »
ROME/FLOYD COUNTY JOINT COMMISSION PUBLIC Q&A RESPONSES
From Rome/Floyd Press Release: March 20, 2020, Rome, GA – Floyd County, City of Rome and Cave Spring commissioners and council members met last night to adopt a resolution to declare a public health state of emergency in the City of Rome and Floyd County. A joint resolution was passed to declare that all…… read more »
CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 420 STATEWIDE, 13 DEATHS NOW REPORTED
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 420 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of noon Friday. There have been 13 deaths related to the coronavirus. The DPH is now updating the COVID-19 daily status report twice daily at noon and at 7 pm. It is available online…… read more »
LOCAL OFFICIALS DECLARE A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN ROME, CAVE SPRING AND FLOYD COUNTY
The Rome City Commission, the Cave Spring City Council and the Floyd County Commission adopted an emergency resolution to declare a Public Health Emergency for the Cities of Rome, Cave Spring and Floyd County during a virtual meeting on Thursday that was open to the public via Zoom and Facebook Live. The ultimate goal is…… read more »
A TOTAL OF 287 CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES, 10 DEATHS NOW REPORTED IN GEORGIA
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there were a total of 287 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide as of noon Thursday. Ten of those people have lost their lives due to the coronavirus. The DPH’s COVID-19 daily status report may be viewed online at www.dph.georgia.gov. This is updated every day at noon…… read more »
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: GEORGIA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS AT AN ALL-TIME LOW
Mark Butler, Georgia’s Labor Commissioner, has announced that the number of employed Georgians and the state’s labor force reached an all-time high in February. Statistics from the state Department of Labor also revealed that the unemployment rate remained at a record low for the fourth month in a row. Georgia’s unemployment rate stayed at 3.1…… read more »
MORE DEATHS FROM COVID-19 REPORTED IN GEORGIA
Two additional deaths from COVID-19 in Georgia have been confirmed by the Georgia Department of Public Health. These individuals, a 42-year-old woman and a 69-year-old woman, both died at a hospital in Albany. Along with testing positive for COVID-19, each had existing medical conditions. Another death was reported on Wednesday evening at Emory Healthcare in…… read more »