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The Georgia Department of Health announced new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. As of 7 p.m., there are 29,437 confirmed cases of the virus and 1,243 deaths reported. Scroll to read more.
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State and federal officials with the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are continually monitoring the spread of the virus. They are also working hand-in-hand with the World Health Organization to track the spread around the world and to stop it.
Key Facts:
- As of Monday at 7 p.m., there were a total of 1,243 deaths from COVID-19 reported from across Georgia. By comparison, at this time last week, the Georgia Department of Public Health had reported a total of 993 deaths across Georgia.
- There are 29,437 confirmed cases reported statewide as of Monday at 7 p.m. This is an increase of 334 from Monday at noon. In comparison, between Sunday evening and Monday evening, the increase was 766
- For more context, the moving average for the 7-day period ending on April 20 was 747.9 (DPH numbers are most accurate outside the past two-week window). That means that for the 7-day period preceding April 20, an average of about 748 new cases was reported each day.
- Gov. Brian Kemp's statewide shelter-in-place order expired at midnight April 30. However, his order for the elderly and medically-fragile remains in effect until June 12.
- All public schools in Georgia closed through the end of the school year
- Public Health Emergency remains in effect until June 12
Monday, May 4, 2020
Racism condemned, homelessness tackled in recent actions taken by Atlanta City Council
The Atlanta City Council approved several pieces of legislation during Monday’s remote meeting to help people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The resolutions and ordinance tackle homelessness, solutions condemning racist words and actions targeting Asian Americans, and more.
- resolution establishing a 60-day plan for addressing the impact of COVID-19 on individuals experiencing homelessness who congregate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Legislative Reference No. 20-R-3780).
- ordinance calling on the Atlanta Housing Authority, Atlanta BeltLine Inc., Fulton County/City of Atlanta Land Bank Authority, Invest Atlanta, Partners for Home, and the City of Atlanta’s Department of Grants and Community Development to institute a temporary moratorium on residential evictions and filings for a period of 60 days (Legislative Reference No. 20-O-1297).
- ordinance to authorize the implementation of a supplement to the Hazard Pay Policy established pursuant to Administrative Order 2020-08 for frontline city of Atlanta employees working in areas necessary for the elimination or reduction of immediate threats to life, public health, or safety due to COVID-19 (Legislative Reference No. 20-O-1298).
- ordinance postponing the meeting of any city board, authority, commission, committee, or other similar bodies until City Hall and other City facilities reopen to the public (Legislative Reference No. 20-O-1293).
- resolution requesting the City’s chief health officer to collect demographic data of COVID-19 patients within Atlanta from the Fulton County Board of Health, DeKalb County Board of Health, Georgia Department of Public Health, and/or any other reputable source (Legislative Reference No. 20-R-3777).
- ordinance ordering the mayor’s Office of Special Events and the Department of Parks and Recreation to refuse to accept new applications for permits or sub-permits for or relating to events held in the city and ordering the Atlanta Police Department to refuse to accept new applications for special events (Legislative Reference No. 20-O-1296).
- resolution directing Invest Atlanta to defer all start-up small business loans issued between September 14, 2019 and March 14, 2020 for a minimum of one year (Legislative Reference No. 20-R-3779)
- resolution urging Invest Atlanta to implement a policy to forgive all loans provided to small businesses from the business continuity loan fund, which was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Legislative Reference No. 20-R-3782).
- resolution to urge the city of Atlanta to support local businesses and shorten the supply chain by locally sourcing COVID-19-related equipment and supplies from local businesses and suppliers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic emergency (Legislative Reference No. 20-R-3784)
- resolution authorizing the city of Atlanta to accept donations in support of the performance of its functions during the COVID-19 pandemic from individuals, entities, and organizations of cash, goods, and services in a total amount not to exceed $5 million through Dec. 31, 2020 (Legislative Reference No. 20-R-3787).
Council members also approved a resolution condemning racist words and actions targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and requesting that the Atlanta Police Department do everything in its power to investigate and arrest those carrying out illegal bias-motivated crimes against any targeted community.
Numbers show Fulton County now leads in deaths, cases in Georgia
Fulton County now has the most deaths reported from COVID-19, but only by a small margin.
As of 7 p.m. Monday, 129 people had died from the virus; Dougherty County - a hot spot in the state - has 125 deaths, according to the Georgia Department of Public Heath's website.
Fulton County has a total of 3,604 COVID-19 cases, which is the highest confirmed count of any county in Georgia.* Earlier in the day, Fulton and Dougherty had the same number of deaths reported at 125.
The total COVID-19 cases in the state only climbed by a few hundred between Monday afternoon and 7 p.m. The DPH website shows there are now 29,437 cases across the death with 1,243 deaths. Around midday, there were 29,103 confirmed cases of the virus, and 1,204 deaths reported*.
By comparison, last week at this time, DPH had reported a total of 24,208 confirmed cases and 993 deaths.
For a breakdown by county, view the 11Alive interactive map.
*The new total could indicate a lag in cases that were confirmed earlier but not reported until today
COUNTY - CASES- DEATHS
Fulton 3064 129
DeKalb 2254 56
Gwinnett 2056 65
Cobb 1840 100
Hall 1776 23
Dougherty 1543 125
Clayton 804 32
Henry 520 13
Cherokee 509 13
Richmond 422 15
Sumter 391 29
Carroll 382 15
Habersham 355 9
Bibb 347 12
Douglas 343 11
Bartow 341 31
Forsyth 341 10
Muscogee 337 7
Lee 329 20
Mitchell 325 33
Houston 261 14
Chatham 246 10
Coweta 242 4
Upson 240 21
Baldwin 238 9
Early 221 24
Spalding 219 11
Newton 215 8
Paulding 207 9
Rockdale 199 6
Thomas 196 20
Colquitt 192 9
Terrell 189 21
Fayette 187 10
Crisp 171 4
Columbia 168 4
Barrow 167 4
Worth 167 11
Randolph 164 19
Lowndes 162 4
Clarke 161 13
Troup 159 5
Butts 152 17
Floyd 150 11
Coffee 146 7
Walton 136 4
Dooly 133 12
Ware 133 12
Tift 132 5
Whitfield 126 6
Gordon 116 13
Jackson 111 2
Calhoun 107 4
Decatur 94 1
Wilcox 90 10
Stephens 88 1
Burke 87 3
Macon 81 3
White 79 0
Gilmer 77 0
Appling 74 7
Turner 69 10
Dawson 67 1
Laurens 67 1
Lumpkin 67 2
Oconee 65 0
Hancock 64 2
Grady 63 3
Johnson 63 2
Brooks 61 7
Walker 61 0
Polk 60 0
Glynn 59 1
Harris 59 2
Peach 59 2
Greene 57 5
Meriwether 56 1
Bryan 55 4
Pierce 53 3
Catoosa 51 0
Oglethorpe 50 3
McDuffie 47 4
Putnam 46 5
Bulloch 43 2
Washington 43 1
Pike 40 2
Lamar 39 1
Marion 39 1
Liberty 37 0
Effingham 36 1
Wilkinson 36 2
Murray 34 1
Toombs 34 3
Camden 33 1
Pulaski 33 1
Fannin 32 1
Miller 32 0
Elbert 31 0
Seminole 31 2
Union 31 1
Dodge 30 1
Banks 29 0
Ben Hill 29 0
Haralson 29 1
Jones 29 0
Morgan 29 0
Pickens 29 2
Bacon 28 1
Cook 28 1
Telfair 28 0
Baker 26 2
Madison 26 1
Clay 25 3
Jasper 25 0
Monroe 25 3
Stewart 25 0
Talbot 25 1
Wilkes 25 0
Brantley 22 2
Emanuel 22 0
Franklin 22 1
Jeff Davis 22 1
Bleckley 20 0
Towns 19 1
Crawford 18 0
Irwin 18 1
Taylor 18 2
Berrien 17 0
Jenkins 17 1
Dade 16 1
Schley 16 1
Chattooga 15 2
Jefferson 15 1
Screven 15 1
Chattahoocee 13 0
Heard 13 1
Rabun 13 1
Warren 13 0
Wayne 13 0
Charlton 12 0
Hart 12 0
Lincoln 12 0
Atkinson 11 1
Lanier 10 1
Webster 10 2
Clinch 9 0
Tattnall 9 0
Twiggs 8 0
Candler 7 0
McIntosh 6 0
Quitman 6 1
Echols 5 0
Evans 5 0
Long 5 0
Wheeler 5 0
Treutlen 3 0
Montgomery 2 0
Taliaferro 1 0
Clayton County government, administrative offices to reopen next week
Clayton County will resume government functions on May 11 as employees return to work. However, public access to government buildings will resume on Wednesday, May 13.
“We care about all of our employees and citizens and share their concerns about the Coronavirus pandemic,” said Chairman Jeffrey E. Turner in a statement. “Therefore, as we plan to return to work on Monday, May 11, know that we are committed to taking the necessary precautions to clean our facilities, offices and equipment."
The statement said they will be providing appropriate personal protective equipment to employees and are making physical changes to the county's public areas.
For more information, access www.claytoncountyga.gov
Gwinnett to reopen dog parks
Dog lovers, rejoice. Dog parks in Gwinnett County will reopen Tuesday as a "phased process" begins for reopening areas within parks that were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parks that have dog park areas include Alexander Park, Graves Park, Harbins Park, J.B. Williams Park, Lenora Park, McDaniel Farm Park, Pinckneyville Park, Rabbit Hill Park, Rock Springs Park, Ronald Reagan Park and Settles Bridge Park.
Certain areas of the parks, including trails, disc golf, fishing areas, horseshoe courts and bocce ball courts, have remained open to provide residents with spaces to safely exercise during the pandemic.
All park visitors are encouraged to follow CDC guidelines to protect themselves and others.
FEMA awards federal funding for mental health services to Georgia
Federal funding is now available for the state of Georgia to provide crisis counseling services to its residents coping with stress and anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, FEMA announced.
On April 30, the presidential disaster declaration for Georgia was amended to include the Crisis Counseling program. The program assists individuals and communities in recovering from the psychological effects of disasters through community-based outreach and educational services.
Statewide judicial emergency extended
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced today that he will extend the Statewide Judicial Emergency until June 12. It was first declared on March 13.
Under the new extension order, all criminal and civil jury trials will continue to be suspended, and courts will be barred from summoning and impaneling new trial and grand juries.
“The courts are different from most private establishments and public places in that we compel people to attend court proceedings, and that requires us to be extra cautious,” Chief Justice Melton said.
Georgia’s courts will continue to remain open to handle critical and essential court services. Under the new extension order, courts will be urged to develop plans for building back non-critical operations that can be conducted remotely by videoconferencing or by maintaining adherence to public health guidelines.
Clayton County to reopen some recreation areas
Clayton County Water Authority said they will reopen its recreation areas on Wednesday, May 6. The Shamrock/Blalock and J.W. Smith Reservoir areas will return to their regular seasonal schedules to give residents the chance to once again enjoy these areas for passive recreation.
Georgia State to hold virtual graduation on Wednesday
Georgia State University will celebrate its 2020 graduating class with a virtual event on Wednesday. They said they plan to hold an in-person commencement for the class when it is again safe to do so.
“We are extremely disappointed we are unable to recognize the academic achievements of this class in person right now,” said Georgia State President Mark Becker, “but we look forward to seeing these graduates when we can stage an in-person graduation ceremony like we have always done.”
The virtual event will include remarks by President Mark Becker and Student Government President Jazmin Mejina. Each graduate will be recognized during the program.
You can watch it here: https://commencement.gsu.edu/
Cases top 29K, more than 3K in Fulton County
The Georgia Department of Health announced new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. As of Noon, there are 29,103 confirmed cases of the virus and 1,204 deaths reported*. This is up from the 28,671 confirmed cases and 1,179 deaths that they announced on Sunday evening.
Of the 29,103 confirmed cases, 3,039 are in Fulton, 2,243 are in DeKalb, 2,034 are in Gwinnett, 1,810 are in Cobb and 1,545 are in Dougherty. For a breakdown by county, view the 11Alive interactive map.
They said 5,444 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19.
*The new total could indicate a lag in cases that were confirmed earlier but not reported until today
COUNTY - CASES - DEATHS
Fulton 3039 125
DeKalb 2243 57
Gwinnett 2034 60
Cobb 1810 98
Hall 1712 23
Dougherty 1545 125
Non-Georgia Resident 1071 15
Clayton 801 32
Unknown 702 1
Henry 528 13
Cherokee 499 13
Richmond 419 16
Sumter 389 28
Carroll 388 15
Habersham 347 9
Douglas 342 11
Muscogee 336 7
Forsyth 335 10
Bartow 329 31
Bibb 329 12
Lee 328 20
Mitchell 318 30
Houston 247 14
Upson 243 20
Chatham 241 9
Baldwin 236 8
Coweta 234 4
Spalding 222 11
Early 221 23
Newton 215 8
Paulding 206 9
Rockdale 196 6
Colquitt 191 10
Thomas 189 18
Fayette 188 10
Terrell 188 21
Crisp 170 4
Worth 166 11
Columbia 165 4
Randolph 164 19
Barrow 163 4
Clarke 159 13
Lowndes 157 4
Troup 155 4
Butts 151 16
Floyd 149 11
Coffee 146 7
Walton 133 4
Dooly 132 10
Tift 132 5
Ware 132 11
Whitfield 120 5
Gordon 114 12
Calhoun 107 4
Jackson 107 2
Decatur 93 1
Wilcox 90 9
Stephens 87 1
Burke 86 3
Macon 80 3
White 78 0
Gilmer 73 0
Appling 72 5
Turner 69 9
Dawson 66 1
Laurens 66 1
Oconee 65 0
Grady 63 3
Hancock 63 2
Lumpkin 63 2
Brooks 60 7
Harris 60 2
Polk 60 0
Walker 60 0
Johnson 59 2
Glynn 58 1
Greene 56 3
Peach 56 2
Bryan 54 3
Meriwether 54 0
Catoosa 51 0
Pierce 51 3
Oglethorpe 50 3
McDuffie 46 4
Washington 44 1
Bulloch 42 2
Putnam 42 5
Lamar 40 1
Pike 40 2
Marion 39 1
Liberty 38 0
Effingham 37 1
Wilkinson 36 2
Camden 35 1
Toombs 34 3
Murray 33 1
Pulaski 33 1
Elbert 31 0
Fannin 31 1
Miller 31 0
Seminole 31 2
Union 31 1
Banks 30 0
Dodge 30 1
Ben Hill 29 0
Haralson 29 1
Jones 29 0
Morgan 29 0
Pickens 29 2
Telfair 29 0
Cook 28 1
Bacon 27 1
Clay 25 3
Jasper 25 0
Madison 25 1
Monroe 25 3
Stewart 25 0
Talbot 25 1
Wilkes 25 0
Baker 24 2
Brantley 22 2
Jeff Davis 22 1
Emanuel 21 0
Franklin 21 1
Bleckley 20 0
Towns 20 1
Crawford 18 0
Irwin 18 1
Taylor 18 2
Berrien 17 0
Jenkins 17 1
Dade 16 1
Schley 16 1
Chattooga 15 2
Jefferson 15 1
Screven 15 1
Chattahoochee 13 0
Heard 13 1
Rabun 13 0
Warren 13 0
Wayne 13 0
Charlton 12 0
Hart 12 0
Lincoln 12 0
Atkinson 11 1
Lanier 10 1
Webster 10 2
Clinch 9 0
Tattnall 9 0
Twiggs 8 0
Candler 7 0
Quitman 7 1
McIntosh 6 0
Echols 5 0
Evans 5 0
Long 5 0
Wheeler 5 0
Treutlen 3 0
Montgomery 2 0
Taliaferro 1 0
Here is what you may have missed this past weekend
- Significant decrease in the number of new cases, fatalities
- Griffin-Spalding Schools names tentative traditional graduation dates for late June
- Blue Angels, Thunderbirds flyover excites metro Atlanta residents and brings out large crowds along with an apparent disregard of social distancing
- Atlanta area Simon Malls set to reopen on not Monday, May 4.
- DeKalb County officials begin handing out up to 10,000 packets of masks and hand sanitizer in hardest-hit areas of the county.
- Elderly woman died weeks after moving into Atlanta seniors home from COVID-19; Her family says the outbreak was covered up