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Health Care December 30, 2021

Six metro Atlanta health systems release joint statement on 100-200 percent surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Six major metro Atlanta health systems released a joint statement on the recent surge in COVID-19 patients to their facilities. The systems that signed on to the press release are…

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Health Care December 29, 2021

Georgia Department of Public Health urges people to not go to ERs for COVID testing

The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following press release asking Georgia residents to only go to hospital emergency rooms for COVID testing if their symptoms are severe. Atlanta…

Health Care December 29, 2021

CDC: COVID cases in Cobb County up 249.77 percent over past week

The County View for Cobb County on the CDC tracking website for December 29 reports that new cases of COVID-19 in Cobb County rose by 249.77 percent over the past…

Health Care December 29, 2021

Video conversation between BOC Chairwoman Cupid and Dr. Memark about Cobb’s COVID surge

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt posted a video conversation between Cobb BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid and Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health about…

Health Care December 28, 2021

What’s the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test? A molecular biologist explains

What’s the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test? A molecular biologist explains By Nathaniel Hafer, UMass Chan Medical School [This article first appeared in The Conversation, and is reprinted…

Chart showing sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in Cobb County

Health Care December 28, 2021

Cobb COVID case rate soars, while deaths show a one-week decrease

Cobb County’s case rate for COVID-19 is soaring, in step with the national trend as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads across the country. The current rate posted on the…

Health Care December 25, 2021

Stress is contagious in relationships – here’s what you can do to support your partner and boost your own health during the holidays and beyond

Relationship stress can hit new highs during the holidays. Aaron Amat/iStock via Getty Images Plus By Rosie Shrout, Purdue University [This article was first published in The Conversation] With the…

Health Care December 24, 2021

Big jump in Cobb County school-aged COVID cases over past week

The COVID case count among school-aged residents of Cobb County showed a large increase over the past week, with the count among the 5-17 age segment more than doubling, from…

Health Care December 22, 2021

Chairwoman Cupid reinstates COVID Declaration of Emergency — masks required in county facilities

Due to the recent spike in COVID-19 in Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid has reinstated the county’s Declaration of Emergency. It includes a mask mandate at all…

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Six metro Atlanta health systems release joint statement on 100-200 percent surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Georgia Department of Public Health urges people to not go to ERs for COVID testing

CDC: COVID cases in Cobb County up 249.77 percent over past week

Video conversation between BOC Chairwoman Cupid and Dr. Memark about Cobb’s COVID surge

What’s the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test? A molecular biologist explains

Cobb COVID case rate soars, while deaths show a one-week decrease

Stress is contagious in relationships – here’s what you can do to support your partner and boost your own health during the holidays and beyond

Big jump in Cobb County school-aged COVID cases over past week

Chairwoman Cupid reinstates COVID Declaration of Emergency — masks required in county facilities