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August 31st, 2020 – 3:20 PM Georgia Department of Public Health – These data represent confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) as of 8/31/2020, 2:50:09 PM. Total Confirmed State Cases are now at 270,471, Total State Deaths are now at 5,632, Total State Hospitalizations are at 24,604, and total state ICU Admissions are…… read more
August 31, 2020–9:45 a.m. WZQZ RADIO Georgians can request an absentee ballot for the November election by going online to a website Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office launched Friday. Located at ballotrequest.sos.ga.gov, the website allows users to request that an absentee ballot be mailed to them, which they can then return by mail or place…… read more
August 30, 2020–4:34 p.m. NEWS RELEASE The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District is unveiling a new COVID-19 testing program effective Tuesday, September 1. Testing remains free. The new program will feature additional testing times and more easily found test sites throughout Northwest Georgia. “Our goal is to increase testing in Northwest Georgia…… read more
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August 29th, 2020 – 2:35 PM Georgia Department of Public Health – Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, updates us on COVID-19 in Northwest Georgia and talks about some of the issues with events and gatherings, particularly outdoors, as we soon head into the fall…… read more
August 28, 2020–7:47 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Rome’s unemployment rate was up slightly in July, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. The jobless rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point in July, reaching 7.1 percent. A year ago, the rate was 4.7 percent. The labor force did increase in July by 117. However, that…… read more
August 26th, 2020 – 11:47 AM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ) After months of reporting no residents with COVID-19, the reality that the coronavirus pandemic has made its way to Chattooga County became more real with Oakview Health and Rehabilitation having to make the difficult calls to family members after numerous residents tested positive for COVID-19.…… read more
August 26, 2020–7:41 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Another Floyd County resident has died from COVID-19, the seventh death reported by the Georgia Department of Labor since Sunday. 29 Floyd County residents have died since the start of the pandemic. Floyd County also saw another 58 confirmed cases from Monday to Tuesday for a…… read more
August 25, 2020–8:36 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The Federal Emergency Management Association approved Georgia’s grant application for the Lost Wages Assistance Program. The FEMA grant funding will allow Georgia to provide an additional $300 supplement to eligible individuals receiving benefits from Georgia’s state and federal unemployment insurance programs. On Aug. 8, 2020, the president approved up to…… read more
August 24, 2020–11:11 a.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices increased slightly at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $1.99 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 1 cent more than a week ago, 1 cent less than last month, and 43 cents less than this time last…… read more
August 24, 2020–8:21 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 27 Floyd County residents have died from COVID-19, according to Sunday’s status report from the Georgia Department of Public Health. That is an increase of five from Saturday’s report. Floyd County also reported another 17 cases over the same 24 hour period. There have now been…… read more