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/ 4 years agoGa Southern research shows Georgia doing well in stopping spread of COVID-19, but still home to 4 of nation’s 10 highest counties for mortality rate
Graduate students in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University analyzed mortality data to reveal that southwest...
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/ 4 years ago18k Vials of COVID Drugs Headed to Georgia Hospitals
Nearly 85 hospitals in Georgia (complete list below) will receive remdesivir, enough to treat about 1,676 patients with COVID-19 infection. This is the...
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/ 5 years agoState Says Nursing Home Testing Ramped Up, “Record Low COVID-19 Hospitalizations”
Governor Brian Kemp announced Friday that Georgia has tested 59.7% of all nursing home residents, in addition to reporting a new...
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/ 5 years ago2nd Allotment of Remdesivir Headed to Hospitals Around Georgia
29 hospitals in Georgia will receive remdesivir, enough to treat more than 300 patients, depending on the duration of an individual’s...
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/ 5 years agoCVS Health Opens 23 New Drive-Thru Test Sites in Georgia as Part of Nationwide COVID-19 Response
This builds on increased access to testing and anyone who wants a test may get a test.
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/ 5 years agoKemp: Georgia Marks Lowest COVID-19 Positive Hospitalizations Since Early April
The news comes on the heels of an announcement last week that the state of Georgia and local governments across the...
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/ 5 years agoGeorgia Sees Improvement in COVID-19 Testing
Governor Kemp announced Monday that Georgia now ranks 21st out of 54 states and territories on the current percentage of total...
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/ 5 years agoGeorgia DPH Distributes Remdesivir to Hospitals for Treatment of COVID-19
Remdesivir is an antiviral medicine being used to treat hospitalized patients with serious symptoms caused by COVID-19 like low oxygen levels...
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/ 5 years agoState Says Over 300,000 COVID-19 Tests Reported to Georgia DPH
The state increased its reported tests from 200,000 to 300,000 in a matter of ten days, with more than 200,000 tests...
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/ 5 years agoKemp: Georgia Sees Lowest Ventilator Use, COVID Positive Hospitalizations
The number of ventilators in use in Georgia has dropped by approximately 100 since May 1.