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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…

Labeled coronavirus image from the CDC; labeled with E Proteins, S proteins and M proteins

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…

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

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…

Health Care January 5, 2022

Morning COVID report for Cobb County January 5

The numbers in this report are from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Daily Status Report, posted yesterday afternoon at 3 p.m., and from the summary posted on the…

an electron microscope view of the virus that caused COVID. a circular area dotted with round spots

Health Care January 4, 2022

Georgia Department of Public Health reporting glitch fixed; COVID numbers not looking good

After the COVID figures for Georgia and Cobb County have not been available since before New Year’s Day, the CDC’s tracking numbers for Cobb County (which they get from the…

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Health Care January 4, 2022

Cobb Superior Court Chief Judge Leonard cancels jury trials due to COVID surge

An announcement was posted to the county website stated that Cobb County Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Leonard has canceled jury trials due to the recent severe rise in COVID-19…

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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”

Morning COVID report for Cobb County January 5

Georgia Department of Public Health reporting glitch fixed; COVID numbers not looking good

Cobb Superior Court Chief Judge Leonard cancels jury trials due to COVID surge