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Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care September 18, 2021

List of Cobb County COVID test sites

This is just a reminder that Cobb & Douglas Public Health and Wellstar Health System have opened two new testing sites to meet the increase in demand for the COVID…

coronavirus image -- a white sphere with red corona spikes emanating outward

Health Care September 17, 2021

School-aged population in Cobb shows decrease in new COVID cases

Both the Cobb County School District and the Georgia Department of Public Health’s School Age Surveillance Report show a decrease in new cases of COVID-19 among Cobb County’s students, although…

Health Care September 17, 2021

Cupid extends COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency

Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid extended the Declaration of Emergency prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic through October 17. The following press release was issued by Cobb County…

Health Care September 17, 2021

Wellstar infectious disease specialist shares tips for Midtown Music audience

The Courier spoke via email with Dr. Joseph Havlik, a Wellstar Health System infectious disease expert and longtime musician, about what advice he’d give music lovers planning to go to…

Group of people in front of table holding signs in favor of mask mandate at KSU

Health Care September 15, 2021

Kennesaw State professors, students demonstrate in favor of mask mandates

By Arielle Robinson A mix of Kennesaw State University student and faculty groups protested Monday and are protesting every weekday this week to call for mask mandates and other COVID-19…

coronavirus imposed on Cobb County School District signage

Health Care September 11, 2021

Cobb County School District cumulative COVID cases at 4402

The Cobb County School District reported Friday in their weekly update that the number of cumulative COVID cases in he district has now reached 4402 since July 1, and 4268…

Health Care September 11, 2021

Latest school-age numbers for COVID in Cobb show cases among 5-17 year olds decreasing, 18-22 year olds increasing

The latest numbers from the Georgia Department of Health School Aged COVID-19 Surveillance Report for Cobb County shows a decrease in COVID cases among the age group in the elementary,…

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

Health Care September 10, 2021

Dr. Memark sends new update on COVID-19 in Cobb & Douglas counties

In a newsletter distributed this afternoon, Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health gave an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. She reports a slight decrease…

Health Care September 9, 2021

UCB gets FDA approval for childhood epilepsy treatment

UCB, a biopharmaceutical company with its U.S. headquarters in Smryna, announced in a press release that the company has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an…

Health Care September 7, 2021

Cobb school board chairman under fire for COVID response

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County Board of Education Chairman Randy Scamihorn is being criticized by parents for phone conversations in which he states that kids are “pretty-well immune to [COVID],”…

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List of Cobb County COVID test sites

School-aged population in Cobb shows decrease in new COVID cases

Cupid extends COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency

Wellstar infectious disease specialist shares tips for Midtown Music audience

Kennesaw State professors, students demonstrate in favor of mask mandates

Cobb County School District cumulative COVID cases at 4402

Latest school-age numbers for COVID in Cobb show cases among 5-17 year olds decreasing, 18-22 year olds increasing

Dr. Memark sends new update on COVID-19 in Cobb & Douglas counties

UCB gets FDA approval for childhood epilepsy treatment

Cobb school board chairman under fire for COVID response