Cobb confirmed COVID-19 cases at 11,436
The Daily Status Report from the Georgia Department of Public Health puts the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Cobb County at 11,436 on August 1. The number of…
Health Care
Kemp extends health emergency order
Governor Brian Kemp has extended Georgia’s public health emergency order due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic through midnight September 10. In an executive order announced on July 31, 2020, Kemp…
Free pop-up COVID-19 testing offered by CORE and Cobb & Douglas Public Health
Cobb & Douglas Public Health issued the following press release about free pop-up COVID-19 testing to be offered in July and August at various locations around Cobb and Douglas counties:…
COVID-19 cases in Cobb top 10,000
After posting a single-day record for hospitalizations between Thursday and Friday, Cobb County hit another milestone this afternoon, as the Georgia Department of Public Health reported on it’s Daily Status…
Cobb hits record one-day increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations
Over the one-day period between Thursday and Friday afternoons, Cobb County hit its highest single day increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19 ,with 33 people hospitalized. The State of Georgia…
COVID-19 deaths per 100k of population creeps steadily upward in Cobb County
A month ago we reported on the numbers from the Georgia Department of Public Health, and the COVID-19 deaths in Cobb County per 100k of population on June 23 stood…
Wellstar Kennestone Emergency Department virtual ribbon-cutting
The huge new Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Emergency Department had its virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon. Governor Brian Kemp was on hand to deliver remarks and take part in the cutting…
Home Depot makes masks mandatory in all stores
The Home Depot, whose corporate headquarters are in Cobb County, announced that the wearing of masks is mandatory in all their stores. The company has now become one of a…
Petitions target Cobb County school opening plans
UPDATE: A third petition came to our attention, and has been added. As the Cobb County School Board covenes a special called meeting this afternoon, at least two petitions have…
Dr. Memark answers a few questions on the COVID-19 outbreak in Cobb and Douglas counties
The Courier has been gathering questions about the COVID-19 pandemic from social media in response to our articles about the outbreak in Cobb County. We sent three questions to Cobb…