COVID-19

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Health Care January 8, 2022

Georgia’s Board of Public Health to hold meeting virtually due to the COVID surge

Georgia’s Board of Public Health will hold its meeting virtually this Tuesday, due to the statewide surge in COVID-19. The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following press release…

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Cobb County January 8, 2022

Reminder: if you want to comment at Tuesday’s virtual Cobb BOC meeting, you need to register

There are 12 public comment spots for next Tuesday’s virtual Board of Commissioners meeting, January 11, 2022 at 9 a.m. The meeting will be teleconferenced under the terms of the…

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…

Anonymous staff sent photos of non-functional hand rinsing stations.

Education January 7, 2022

New chair, no more COVID-19 contact tracing after tense Cobb School Board meeting

By Rebecca Gaunt In another strained Cobb County Board of Education meeting Thursday, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced the district will no longer do contact tracing for COVID-19, except for undefined…

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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…

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…

Cobb County January 6, 2022

Cobb Board of Commissioners to hold meetings virtually due to COVID-19 surge

Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid and County Manager Jackie McMorris have decided to hold the next few BOC meeting virtually due to the county’s spike in COVID-19…

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…

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COVID-19

Georgia’s Board of Public Health to hold meeting virtually due to the COVID surge

Reminder: if you want to comment at Tuesday’s virtual Cobb BOC meeting, you need to register

Cobb County to distribute more than 60,000 COVID self-test kits

New chair, no more COVID-19 contact tracing after tense Cobb School Board meeting

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

Cobb Board of Commissioners to hold meetings virtually due to COVID-19 surge

Georgia Department of Public Health temporarily removes column on PCR test data due to glitch