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BREAKING: @wabenews has obtained the latest report from the WH Coronavirus Task Force, which says new cases continue to decline in Georgia as does test positivity rate. 12th for cases, 19th for positivity.
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"Progress is evident and needs to continue and ensure no reversal of hard-fought gains." the report reads.
Checking the grid, we can see how cases are down about 10% from the last week (and down a bit in skilled nursing facilities).
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Checking the grid, we can see how cases are down about 10% from the last week (and down a bit in skilled nursing facilities).
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Also down for a third week in a row ... testing! This time, 20% (!).
Roll that into the drops in the last two weeks and it's down a whopping 46%.
TLDR: there are a lot fewer people getting tested than there were a month ago, says the WH.
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Roll that into the drops in the last two weeks and it's down a whopping 46%.
TLDR: there are a lot fewer people getting tested than there were a month ago, says the WH.
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A special focus this week on colleges, WH says some states have seen gains reversed because of spread in those settings.
Recommends Georgia schools increase testing to keep from spreading the coronavirus from campuses to local communities.
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Recommends Georgia schools increase testing to keep from spreading the coronavirus from campuses to local communities.
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Also, that infected people living on campus should not be sent home to isolate or quarantine.
Seems to be a real acknowledgement of how colleges/universities could spark chains of transmission wherever their students call home.
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Seems to be a real acknowledgement of how colleges/universities could spark chains of transmission wherever their students call home.
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On that note, special attention called to cases rising in Clarke county (UGA?).
Also in Hall or Cherokee, both of which had to close school campuses last month because of COVID-19 outbreaks after returning for in-person learning.
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Also in Hall or Cherokee, both of which had to close school campuses last month because of COVID-19 outbreaks after returning for in-person learning.
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Back at the state level, 75% percent of all counties have moderate or high levels of transmission. Statewide, 132 cases per 100k people compared to national average of 88 per 100k.
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No mention of the need for a mask mandate (second week that's been absent) but a recommendation of reducing bar/restaurant hours in college towns, and generally stronger mitigation efforts in those areas.
Full report here from @wabenews: https://bit.ly/3idXTph
Full report here from @wabenews: https://bit.ly/3idXTph
