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Health Care August 20, 2021

With hospital critical care beds in Cobb critically low, Cupid signs declaration of emergency

With critical care beds in Cobb County in critically low supply, and the delta variant of COVID-19 rampant in the county, Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid signed…

Health Care August 19, 2021

Marietta school Supt. Rivera announces temporary mask mandate

Superintendent Grant Rivera of Marietta City Schools posted the following announcement of what he describes as a temporary mask mandate: Dear MCS Families,Thank you in advance for your attention to…

Health Care August 19, 2021

CDC: national 7-day average of daily COVID cases more than 1000 percent higher than June

According to the CDC, the 7-day average of new daily COVID cases nationwide is more than 1,000 percent higher than June’s lowest average. The CDC tweeted the following yesterday evening:…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Health Care August 17, 2021

Cobb County implements mask requirements for entering county facilities

Cobb County has implemented mask requirements for entering county facilities due to the increase of COVID-19 cases within the county workforce. For more information read the county’s press release, reprinted…

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Health Care August 17, 2021

Cobb’s COVID case rate now more than 6 times the threshold for high community transmission

Cobb County’s COVID-19 case rate continues to rapidly climb, and has now reached a 14-day rate of 649 cases per 100,000 residents, 6.49 times the rate of 100 per 100,000…

Health Care August 16, 2021

Local Doctors Sign Letter to Ragsdale and Cobb County School Board about COVID-19 protocols

The following letter was sent to the Cobb County School Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and the Cobb County Board of Education signed by 240 local doctors raising concerns about the Cobb…

Health Care August 16, 2021

As more classes go virtual, Cobb school board member emails false information to the public

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School Board Vice-Chairman David Banks, who already made the news this week for emailing false COVID-19 information to the community, continued to disseminate misinformation via…

Health Care August 15, 2021

Cobb’s COVID case rate now over five times the threshold rate for high transmission

The numbers on the Cobb & Douglas Public Health website for the community transmission of COVID-19 continue into alarming territory. The 14-day case rate per 100,000 of population now stands…

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

Health Care August 13, 2021

Dr. Memark: critical care and medical/surgical beds critically low in Cobb, Douglas

Dr. Janet Memark, the District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed a statement that said, among other things about our COVID-19 surge, that critical care and medical/surgical…

Health Care August 13, 2021

Georgia Department of Public Health weekly update on school-age COVID cases in Cobb

In addition to the weekly numbers from the Cobb County School District, the Georgia Department of Public Health posts weekly updates on school-aged residents who test positive for COVID-19. The…

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