COVID-19

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…

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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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Health Care August 13, 2021

UPDATE: Sharp rise in COVID cases in Cobb schools: now at 822

The number of COVID-19 cases in the Cobb County School District has risen rapidly over the past week against a backdrop of controversy over the CCSD’s refusal to follow CDC…

Health Care August 12, 2021

Cobb parents rally for mask mandate as COVID-19 tensions rise

By Rebecca Gaunt This week the entire fifth grade at East Side Elementary was sent home due to a high number of COVID-19 cases, and a school board member sent…

Health Care August 12, 2021

CDC Director: Over 90 percent of U.S. counties have substantial to high community spread of COVID-19

Cobb County is not alone among U.S. counties in its designation of high community spread of COVID-19. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, announced in a tweet today that over…

Health Care August 10, 2021

Parents plan to rally for mask mandate in Cobb County schools Thursday

By Rebecca Gaunt Parents frustrated with the lack of COVID-19 safety protocols in Cobb County School District are planning a rally at the CCSD main office. Parents and students in…

Health Care August 10, 2021

Memark on COVID-19 crisis in Cobb County: “I’m tired and I can’t believe we are here again.”

Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health once again painted a grim picture of the COVID-19 crisis in Cobb County in a county-produced video. While…

Health Care August 8, 2021

If you haven’t already, get vaccinated now

The overwhelming medical evidence and advice is that you should get vaccinated. The COVID-19 vaccination not only slows the spread of the disease and helps prevent the vaccinated individual from…

Health Care August 7, 2021

School-aged COVID-19 cases in Cobb County over the past week

The trends in Cobb County and the rest of Georgia on COVID-19 cases among school-aged children are grim. The confirmed cases are in the high community transmission level and increasing…

From the Editor August 6, 2021

Nothing someone says before the word ‘but’ really counts: Georgia schools and COVID-19

[This is an opinion piece from Larry Felton Johnson, Editor and Publisher of the Cobb County Courier] The title of this “From the Editor” begins with a quote from a…

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COVID-19

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

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

UPDATE: Sharp rise in COVID cases in Cobb schools: now at 822

Cobb parents rally for mask mandate as COVID-19 tensions rise

CDC Director: Over 90 percent of U.S. counties have substantial to high community spread of COVID-19

Parents plan to rally for mask mandate in Cobb County schools Thursday

Memark on COVID-19 crisis in Cobb County: “I’m tired and I can’t believe we are here again.”

If you haven’t already, get vaccinated now

School-aged COVID-19 cases in Cobb County over the past week

Nothing someone says before the word ‘but’ really counts: Georgia schools and COVID-19