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Health Care January 9, 2022

Public availability of COVID stats in Georgia choked off because of ELR problems. Just what is ELR?

For the past several days it hasn’t been possible to get complete and consistent reports on COVID in Georgia in general and in Cobb County in our specific case because…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care January 9, 2022

COVID Mega-testing site opening in Cobb County’s Jim Miller Park

The Georgia Department of Public Health announced in a press release that two COVID-19 mega-testing sites have opened in metro Atlanta, including one in Cobb County’s Jim Miller Park. The…

Health Care January 8, 2022

Georgia’s Board of Public Health to hold meeting virtually due to the COVID surge

Georgia’s Board of Public Health will hold its meeting virtually this Tuesday, due to the statewide surge in COVID-19. The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following press release…

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Health Care January 7, 2022

Cobb County to distribute more than 60,000 COVID self-test kits

A press release from Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt stated that the Cobb County Board of Commissioners is expected to approve the use of the remainder of the county’s…

Health Care January 7, 2022

From delta to omicron, here’s how scientists know which coronavirus variants are circulating in the US

By Alexander Sundermann, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences and Lee Harrison, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] The omicron variant quickly…

Health Care January 7, 2022

Morning COVID report for Cobb County: complete daily data for Georgia still not available

The complete updated data for COVID-19 in Cobb County are still not available. The Georgia Department of Public Health has suspended its updates of the COVID Daily Status Reports until…

Health Care January 6, 2022

COVID Daily Status Report not issued due to ongoing glitches, but statewide summary stated in a press release

The Georgia Department of Public Health had continuing issues with the Electronic Laboratory Reporting system, so did not issue a Daily Status Report for today, but they did issue a…

Health Care January 6, 2022

Children’s mental health reaches critical state in pandemic

By Melanie Dallas, LPC, CEO of Highland Rivers Behavioral Health Since 2005, the first week of May has been recognized as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. I usually use that…

Health Care January 6, 2022

Georgia Department of Public Health temporarily removes column on PCR test data due to glitch

The Georgia Department of Public Health has suspended its reporting on PCR COVID-19 test data from the column in which it normally appears in the Daily Status Report due to…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care January 5, 2022

Dr. Memark: Cobb County COVID numbers “astronomical”

Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, distributed the following update on COVID in Cobb and Douglas counties, calling the number of cases “astronomical.” Good…

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Public availability of COVID stats in Georgia choked off because of ELR problems. Just what is ELR?

COVID Mega-testing site opening in Cobb County’s Jim Miller Park

Georgia’s Board of Public Health to hold meeting virtually due to the COVID surge

Cobb County to distribute more than 60,000 COVID self-test kits

From delta to omicron, here’s how scientists know which coronavirus variants are circulating in the US

Morning COVID report for Cobb County: complete daily data for Georgia still not available

COVID Daily Status Report not issued due to ongoing glitches, but statewide summary stated in a press release

Children’s mental health reaches critical state in pandemic

Georgia Department of Public Health temporarily removes column on PCR test data due to glitch

Dr. Memark: Cobb County COVID numbers “astronomical”