COVID-19 Cases

Transmission rate falls to medium; mask mandate discontinued

Plus, a local update.

Local COVID-19 cases remain high due to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.Athens-Clarke County reported 164 PCR and antigen cases on January 10th,…

Clarke County is at a high COVID transmission rate as of this week with a 7-day case rate of 106 per 100,000 people. There were 136 new coronavirus cases…

COVID numbers continue to rise in Georgia, but the pace of that increase seems to have slowed a bit in recent days. The Georgia Department of Public…

Local COVID-19 cases remain high. The Georgia Department of Health reported 141 new COVID cases in Athens-Clarke County, 120 cases in Jackson County, and…

The state of Georgia reached a grim milestone Tuesday. The Department of Public Health reported Georgia topped the one million mark in confirmed COVID-19…

COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to rise rapidly in Georgia, with some hospitals voicing concern as they fill with patients infected with…

The U.S. finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot in the arms of 70% of American adults. But it’s a month late and…

The Northeast Georgia Health System held a news conference this morning, regarding the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the system’s hospitals. Dr.…