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Health Care January 19, 2022

With the Omicron COVID-19 variant circulating through Cobb County, what are best practices for masking?

Cobb County has reinstituted its mask mandate for Cobb government buildings as the highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads through the community. The Cobb courts have their own protocols…

Health Care January 18, 2022

Cobb County COVID numbers for January 18

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health Daily Status Report, and from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker. Cobb…

Health Care January 14, 2022

COVID School-aged surveillance report shows decrease in Cobb

The COVID case count among school-aged residents of Cobb County showed a decrease over the past week, with the count among the 5-17 age segment dropping from 2,339 cases to 2,169 new…

Health Care January 14, 2022

COVID report: Thursday January 13

There was another drop in the 14-day case rate for new cases of COVID in Cobb County on the report for January 13. The 14-day rate per 100,000 of the…

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Health Care January 13, 2022

Cobb DOT’s winter weather preparations delay distribution of COVID tests

The possibility of snow and ice Sunday has delayed the distribution plan for the 60,480 COVID rapid self-test kits the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved last Tuesday. According to…

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Health Care January 12, 2022

COVID Report for January 12: slight drop in 14-day case rate in Cobb County

There was a slight drop in the 14-day case rate per 100,000 of the population here in Cobb County in today’s report. Our rate is 2079, down from 2,145 cases…

Health Care January 12, 2022

January 11 COVID report for Cobb County; 14-day case rate up, 7 deaths since the last report

The updates from the Georgia Department of Public Health ran a bit late yesterday, so the Daily Status Report numbers are from the report posted late yesterday evening of January…

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Health Care January 11, 2022

Wellstar highlights two long-time physicians on their retirement

By staff at Wellstar Health System Wellstar Health System submitted the following article highlighting the service of two long-time physicians: Wellstar Health System is dedicated to quality care that our…

Cobb BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid at lectern during her second swearing-in ceremony

Health Care January 11, 2022

Cupid calls virtual town hall to talk COVID in Cobb County

Chairwoman Lisa Cupid of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners announced a virtual town hall meeting for Thursday, January 13 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the COVID-19 surge and its…

Health Care January 10, 2022

Georgia Department of Public Health issues statement on the problems with COVID Daily Status Report and their resolution

The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following statement about the problems with the Electronic Laboratory Reporting system that caused updates to be delayed for several days: Atlanta – The…

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