ATLANTA — A metro Atlanta city's first death from the coronavirus was a healthcare worker with no underlying health issues the Coweta County coroner said on Saturday.
Coroner Richard Hawk said that the name of the victim, a 42-year-old Newnan woman, would not be released for now. However, he did confirm some information about the woman.
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Key facts:
- 14 deaths from the coronavirus in Georgia, six of those in Dougherty County
- 507 confirmed cases in Georgia
- Gov. Kemp orders all public schools in the state to close until the end of the month
- Public Health Emergency in effect
Saturday, March 21
Newnan's first COVID-19 death a woman in her 40s
A metro Atlanta city's first death from the coronavirus was a healthcare worker with no underlying health issues the Coweta County coroner said on Saturday.
Coroner Richard Hawk said that the name of the victim, a 42-year-old Newnan woman, would not be released for now. However, he did confirm some information about the woman.
Hawk confirmed that a letter has been sent to residents of the Promenade at Newnan Crossing where the woman lived. He also confirmed that she worked in healthcare. However, he said the cause of her particular case was known.
Hawk said she died Thursday at her home.
Coronavirus cases rise to 555, deaths to 20
The number of deaths and cases of coronavirus in Georgia has jumped once again. The latest report at 7 p.m. shows the state now has 555 confirmed cases and 20 deaths.
Fulton County is responsible for 99 of the total cases with Bartow County representing the second most followed by Cobb with 50, Dougherty with 47 and DeKalb with 41.
Gov. Kemp authorizes emergency license procedures
Governor Brian Kemp has given the Department of Driver Services (DDS) the go-ahead to launch emergency plans to help residents of the state.
The new policies include a 60-day extension for many Georgians with a driver's license or identification card that's nearing expiration. Customer-facing services will also cease until further notice.
A week earlier, an extension had already been arrived for about 36,000 customers who were 60 or older who had an expiration date between that was March through June. DDS also suspended road-testing to help practice social-distancing.
Decatur City Hall employee tests positive for COVID-19
A Decatur City Hall employee has notified management that they have tested positive for COVID-19.
According to city officials, the employee is in an administrative position and typically has limited interaction with the public.
The city says the employee's last day at work was Wednesday, March 11.
COVID-19 cases in Georgia grow to 507; Fulton County has most
The Georgia Department of Public Health said early Saturday afternoon that the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state of Georgia had grown to 507 cases.
The largest number of cases are in Fulton County with 92. Bartow County has 56 cases, followed by Cobb with 49 and Dougherty with 46 cases.
DPH officials said there were 14 deaths across the state.
Atlanta Police officer tests positive for coronavirus
The Atlanta Police Department says an officer working in their headquarters building has tested positive for coronavirus.
This is the first confirmed case within the department.
According to Carlos Campos with the Atlanta Police Department, the officer has not been to work since March 11.
Georgia State staff member confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19
An email from the office of the president of Georgia State University released Saturday morning said that a staff member working in the Robinson College of Business has tested positive for COVID-19.
The individual was reported to last be on the GSU campus on March 12. According to the university, the employee is being treated at a local hospital.
The university says they have contacted others who may have been in proximity to the staff member.
Georgia Tech says worker in Tech Square building tests positive with COVID-19
Georgia Tech released a statement Saturday morning indicating that a staff person in the Centergy Building-Tech Square Research Building in Tech Square on 5th Street in northwest Atlanta has tested positive for COVID-19.
School officials said the notification was received from a building tenant who alerted the building manager, who, in turn, notified Georgia Tech officials.
A second person working on campus, at the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, has been in contact with a family member who had tested positive for COVID-19. The staffer in question, in this instance, Tech officials said, has not tested positive for coronavirus.
Metro grocer requiring customers' temps to be taken before being allowed to enter
The City Farmers Market supermarket chain, with locations in Atlanta, Chamblee, Snellville, Norcross, Duluth and Marietta, says they have started taking the temperature of customers entering their stores.
The chain says it is using a "non-invasive thermal cameras" at store entrances.
"Any person registering a temperature of 100.4 or higher will be discreetly informed by a trained member of our staff and we will find an alternative for your shopping," the chain says in a statement on their website.
City Farmers Market also has stores under the name Hong Kong Supermarket.
Coronavirus numbers stand at 485 cases, 14 deaths
There are now 485 cases confirmed throughout the state, with the number of deaths rising to 14 total. The latest death, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health, was an 85-year-old woman in Cobb County.
The number of cases rose in a matter of hours when the number of confirmed cases stood at 420 at noon.
Fulton County is still reporting the most cases in the state, with 88 confirmed instances of the virus. Bartow has leaped ahead of Cobb, and is now reporting 54 cases of the virus, the second-highest number in Georgia.
Cobb County and hard-hit Dougherty County, which has reported six virus-related deaths, each have 47 and 44 cases, respectively. DeKalb comes in fifth on the list of counties with the most cases, with 36 reported positive cases.
For a breakdown by county, view the 11Alive interactive map.
Things to know Saturday morning
- Second Georgia state senator tests positive for coronavirus
- Cherokee County selected as a site for COIVD-19 testing
- Coronavirus numbers stand at 485 cases, 14 deaths
- Half of Georgia's coronavirus-related deaths are in SW Georgia
- Kemp issues two executive orders
- Dunwoody temporarily closes gyms, studios and sports clubs
- Morehouse College announces new date for graduation
- DPH, CDC sending epidemiologists to assist Albany health district
- Roswell limits restaurant service to take out, drive-thru, delivery only
- Walmart to hire 5,600 in Georgia, offer cash bonuses
- City of Sandy Springs forces bars, gyms, restaurant dining rooms to close
- Three more Cobb firefighters in self-quarantine
- Second TSA screening officer at Hartsfield-Jackson tests positive
- City of SouthFulton clarifies curfew
- Arthur Blank's foundation donates more than $5M toward relief efforts
- Cruise passengers, some ill, some with COVID-19 land at Hartsfield-Jackson
- West Ga. Technical College reports positive COVID-19 test
- Atlanta bars, restaurants allowed to sell alcohol to-go
- 'King of Pops' look to raise $25K to supply 10K pops to healthcare workers
- Dept. of Driver Services closing multiple locations
- Athens-Clarke County Government orders everyone to shelter in place 24/7
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