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Georgia now has 13,315 COVID-19 cases and 464 deaths, including 14 in DeKalb County

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Georgia now has 13,315 COVID-19 cases and 464 deaths, including 14 in DeKalb County

Dan Whisenhunt Apr 13, 2020

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This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus particles give coronaviruses their name. Public domain image obtained via https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/novel-coronavirus-sarscov2-images
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Atlanta, GA – The state of Georgia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 863, bringing the total to 13,315 as of noon, April 13.

Deaths appear to be growing slower than the infection rates. Yesterday there were 433 recorded deaths. Today there are 464, including 14 in DeKalb County. The state Department of Public Health’s latest figures also indicate that there may be some wait time before the state officially attributes a death to COVID-19. On April 11, a Decatur man passed away at Emory Decatur Hospital due to COVID-19. He was 48. His death does not appear to be reflected in the April 13 report.

Hospitalizations also appear to be slowing. Yesterday, there were 2,505 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Georgia. Today, there are 2,589.

The numbers here were provided by the state Department of Public Health and are presumed to be accurate.

COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: No. Cases (%)
Total 13315 (100%)
Hospitalized 2589 (19.44%)
Deaths 464 (3.48%)
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases By County: No. Cases No. Deaths
Fulton 1598 52
Dougherty 1217 77
Dekalb 980 14
Cobb 782 35
Gwinnett 739 22
Clayton 391 12
Hall 292 0
Henry 280 4
Lee 253 15
Sumter 245 9
Bartow 216 16
Carroll 214 5
Cherokee 198 7
Douglas 167 5
Muscogee 161 4
Chatham 152 5
Mitchell 147 15
Richmond 147 4
Forsyth 138 5
Houston 129 8
Early 126 6
Coweta 119 2
Randolph 117 6
Terrell 114 10
Floyd 111 6
Fayette 105 5
Rockdale 100 3
Newton 91 3
Paulding 91 2
Worth 91 4
Colquitt 88 5
Clarke 85 11
Thomas 78 3
Spalding 75 4
Bibb 72 1
Crisp 71 1
Columbia 70 0
Lowndes 65 2
Tift 62 2
Troup 61 3
Upson 61 2
Coffee 60 3
Ware 56 4
Barrow 55 3
Baldwin 53 2
Dooly 50 2
Calhoun 48 2
Pierce 45 2
Walton 44 2
Gordon 39 3
Oconee 39 0
Glynn 38 0
Turner 37 0
Decatur 36 0
Laurens 35 1
Bryan 31 2
Butts 30 0
Dawson 29 2
Greene 29 1
Burke 28 2
Jackson 27 1
Whitfield 26 3
Macon 25 0
Mcduffie 25 2
Peach 24 2
Polk 24 0
Wilcox 24 0
Meriwether 23 0
Washington 23 0
Camden 22 0
Effingham 22 1
Harris 22 1
Brooks 19 1
Bulloch 19 1
Johnson 19 1
Stephens 19 0
Lamar 18 0
Liberty 18 0
Pike 18 0
Baker 16 2
Clay 16 1
Haralson 16 0
Grady 15 0
Habersham 15 1
Murray 15 0
Seminole 15 1
Bacon 14 0
Dodge 14 0
Morgan 14 0
Catoosa 13 0
Oglethorpe 13 1
Irwin 12 0
Jones 12 0
Miller 12 0
Monroe 12 1
Schley 12 1
Toombs 12 1
Appling 11 0
Brantley 11 1
Pickens 11 2
White 11 0
Wilkinson 11 1
Jenkins 10 1
Madison 10 1
Marion 10 0
Pulaski 10 1
Emanuel 9 0
Fannin 9 0
Lincoln 9 0
Lumpkin 9 0
Talbot 9 1
Telfair 9 0
Ben Hill 8 0
Jasper 8 0
Stewart 8 0
Taylor 8 2
Banks 7 0
Chattooga 7 1
Cook 7 0
Gilmer 7 0
Jefferson 7 1
Putnam 7 0
Screven 7 0
Union 7 1
Warren 7 0
Berrien 6 0
Clinch 6 0
Rabun 6 0
Walker 6 0
Wilkes 6 0
Lanier 5 0
Tattnall 5 0
Candler 4 0
Franklin 4 0
Hart 4 0
Heard 4 1
Wayne 4 0
Bleckley 3 0
Charlton 3 0
Chattahoochee 3 0
Crawford 3 0
Elbert 3 0
Hancock 3 0
Mcintosh 3 0
Quitman 3 0
Towns 3 0
Webster 3 0
Atkinson 2 0
Dade 2 1
Echols 2 0
Montgomery 2 0
Twiggs 2 0
Wheeler 2 0
Evans 1 0
Jeff Davis 1 0
Long 1 0
Treutlen 1 0
Unknown 663 0
Non-Georgia Resident 556 1
*Based on patient county of residence when known
COVID-19 Testing By Lab Type: No. Pos. Tests Total Tests
Commercial Lab 12593 53271
Gphl 722 3750

COVID-19 Cases in Georgia by Race and Ethnicity

Race Ethnicity Cases Deaths
Black Or African American Hispanic/Latino 18 2
Black Or African American Non-Hispanic/Latino 2333 228
Black Or African American Unknown 489 9
White Hispanic/Latino 155 7
White Non-Hispanic/Latino 1667 155
White Unknown 283 8
American Indian/Native American Hispanic/Latino 1 0
American Indian/Native American Non-Hispanic/Latino 9 1
American Indian/Native American Unknown 1 0
Asian Hispanic/Latino 0 0
Asian Non-Hispanic/Latino 74 5
Asian Unknown 18 0
Multiracial Hispanic/Latino 29 0
Multiracial Non-Hispanic/Latino 2 0
Multiracial Unknown 1 0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Hispanic/Latino 1 0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic/Latino 5 0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Unknown 2 0
Other Hispanic/Latino 129 3
Other Non-Hispanic/Latino 39 2
Other Unknown 26 1
Unknown Hispanic/Latino 70 1
Unknown Non-Hispanic/Latino 344 10
Unknown Unknown 7619 32
COVID-19 Deaths in Georgia
Age Gender County Underlying
65 FEMALE BAKER Unk
95 MALE BAKER Yes
53 MALE BALDWIN Yes
57 MALE BALDWIN Yes
91 FEMALE BARROW Yes
66 MALE BARROW Yes
64 MALE BARROW Yes
78 FEMALE BARTOW Yes
79 MALE BARTOW Yes
87 FEMALE BARTOW Yes
78 MALE BARTOW Yes
72 MALE BARTOW Yes
90 MALE BARTOW Yes
69 MALE BARTOW Yes
56 MALE BARTOW Yes
93 MALE BARTOW Yes
71 FEMALE BARTOW Yes
84 MALE BARTOW Yes
88 MALE BARTOW Yes
85 MALE BARTOW Yes
90 MALE BARTOW Yes
90 FEMALE BARTOW Yes
88 MALE BARTOW Yes
96 FEMALE BIBB Yes
79 FEMALE BRANTLEY Yes
87 MALE BROOKS Yes
70 FEMALE BRYAN Yes
63 MALE BRYAN Yes
65 MALE BULLOCH Unk
67 FEMALE BURKE Unk
83 MALE BURKE Yes
59 FEMALE CALHOUN Yes
61 FEMALE CALHOUN Yes
86 MALE CARROLL Unk
87 FEMALE CARROLL Unk
64 MALE CARROLL Unk
71 FEMALE CARROLL Unk
80 MALE CARROLL Unk
80 FEMALE CHATHAM Yes
37 MALE CHATHAM Yes
57 MALE CHATHAM Yes
83 MALE CHATHAM Yes
84 FEMALE CHATHAM Yes
82 MALE CHATTOOGA Yes
78 FEMALE CHEROKEE Yes
90 MALE CHEROKEE Yes
78 FEMALE CHEROKEE Yes
81 MALE CHEROKEE Yes
94 FEMALE CHEROKEE Yes
67 FEMALE CHEROKEE Yes
73 MALE CHEROKEE Yes
79 MALE CLARKE Yes
85 MALE CLARKE Unk
60 MALE CLARKE Yes
79 MALE CLARKE Yes
78 FEMALE CLARKE Unk
89 FEMALE CLARKE No
78 FEMALE CLARKE Yes
72 MALE CLARKE Yes
65 FEMALE CLARKE Unk
98 MALE CLARKE Yes
68 MALE CLARKE Unk
65 MALE CLAY Unk
50 MALE CLAYTON Yes
83 FEMALE CLAYTON Yes
71 FEMALE CLAYTON Unk
82 MALE CLAYTON Yes
64 MALE CLAYTON Unk
67 MALE CLAYTON Unk
82 MALE CLAYTON Yes
47 MALE CLAYTON Yes
49 FEMALE CLAYTON Unk
56 MALE CLAYTON Unk
51 FEMALE CLAYTON No
89 MALE CLAYTON Unk
73 MALE COBB Yes
71 MALE COBB Yes
33 MALE COBB Yes
82 MALE COBB Yes
36 MALE COBB Yes
93 MALE COBB Yes
82 FEMALE COBB No
77 MALE COBB Yes
70 FEMALE COBB Yes
78 FEMALE COBB Unk
63 FEMALE COBB Yes
76 MALE COBB Yes
51 MALE COBB Yes
75 MALE COBB Yes
95 FEMALE COBB Yes
85 MALE COBB Yes
82 MALE COBB Yes
76 MALE COBB Yes
29 MALE COBB No
97 MALE COBB No
87 MALE COBB Yes
68 MALE COBB Yes
71 MALE COBB Yes
75 FEMALE COBB Yes
86 MALE COBB Unk
65 MALE COBB Yes
75 MALE COBB Yes
67 MALE COBB No
67 FEMALE COBB Yes
67 MALE COBB Yes
77 MALE COBB Yes
85 FEMALE COBB Yes
56 MALE COBB No
87 FEMALE COBB Yes
66 MALE COBB Yes
55 FEMALE COFFEE Yes
64 MALE COFFEE Yes
66 MALE COFFEE Unk
81 MALE COLQUITT Unk
53 MALE COLQUITT Yes
51 MALE COLQUITT Unk
76 FEMALE COLQUITT Unk
83 FEMALE COLQUITT Unk
42 FEMALE COWETA Yes
77 MALE COWETA Yes
71 MALE CRISP Unk
79 FEMALE DADE Yes
60 MALE DAWSON Unk
80 MALE DAWSON Unk
91 MALE DEKALB Yes
75 MALE DEKALB Yes
88 FEMALE DEKALB Yes
84 FEMALE DEKALB Unk
69 MALE DEKALB Yes
56 MALE DEKALB Unk
70 MALE DEKALB Yes
91 FEMALE DEKALB Yes
65 FEMALE DEKALB Yes
81 MALE DEKALB Yes
89 FEMALE DEKALB Yes
66 MALE DEKALB Yes
31 MALE DEKALB Yes
96 FEMALE DEKALB Yes
68 MALE DOOLY Unk
67 MALE DOOLY No
63 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
79 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk
48 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
61 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
97 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk
76 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
85 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
66 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
87 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
63 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
79 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
70 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
79 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk
90 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
82 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
81 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
65 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
46 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
85 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
66 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
86 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk
38 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
91 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk
84 MALE DOUGHERTY Unk
77 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
62 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
53 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
66 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
66 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
84 MALE DOUGHERTY Unk
68 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
68 MALE DOUGHERTY Unk
65 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
61 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
71 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
92 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
92 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk
42 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
66 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
43 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
79 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
69 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
78 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
47 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
34 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
67 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
60 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
87 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk
85 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk
98 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk
84 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
81 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk
71 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
48 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
85 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
61 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
64 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
64 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
86 MALE DOUGHERTY Unk
62 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
78 MALE DOUGHERTY Unk
87 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
91 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
83 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
54 MALE DOUGHERTY Unk
65 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
96 MALE DOUGHERTY Unk
69 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
70 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
63 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
65 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
45 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
82 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
75 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
75 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes
86 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk
81 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes
56 MALE DOUGLAS Yes
58 FEMALE DOUGLAS Yes
84 MALE DOUGLAS Yes
78 MALE DOUGLAS Yes
66 MALE DOUGLAS No
48 FEMALE EARLY Yes
92 FEMALE EARLY Unk
54 MALE EARLY Unk
65 MALE EARLY Yes
58 MALE EARLY Unk
63 FEMALE EARLY Unk
56 MALE EFFINGHAM Yes
77 FEMALE FAYETTE Yes
85 FEMALE FAYETTE Unk
83 MALE FAYETTE Yes
79 MALE FAYETTE Yes
73 MALE FAYETTE Yes
65 FEMALE FLOYD Yes
75 MALE FLOYD Yes
75 FEMALE FLOYD Yes
80 MALE FLOYD Yes
70 MALE FLOYD Yes
62 MALE FLOYD Yes
69 FEMALE FORSYTH Unk
85 MALE FORSYTH Unk
60 MALE FORSYTH Unk
87 MALE FORSYTH Unk
81 FEMALE FORSYTH Unk
89 MALE FULTON Yes
89 FEMALE FULTON Yes
78 MALE FULTON Yes
73 MALE FULTON Unk
77 FEMALE FULTON Yes
78 MALE FULTON Yes
82 MALE FULTON Yes
68 MALE FULTON Yes
62 MALE FULTON Yes
64 MALE FULTON Yes
70 FEMALE FULTON Yes
66 FEMALE FULTON Unk
69 MALE FULTON Yes
58 MALE FULTON Yes
68 FEMALE FULTON Yes
90 FEMALE FULTON Unk
70 FEMALE FULTON Yes
33 MALE FULTON Unk
50 FEMALE FULTON No
59 MALE FULTON Yes
64 MALE FULTON Yes
63 MALE FULTON Yes
81 MALE FULTON Yes
77 MALE FULTON Yes
94 FEMALE FULTON Unk
96 MALE FULTON Yes
87 FEMALE FULTON Yes
90 FEMALE FULTON Unk
86 FEMALE FULTON Yes
85 MALE FULTON Unk
75 MALE FULTON Unk
73 FEMALE FULTON Yes
85 MALE FULTON Yes
84 FEMALE FULTON No
75 FEMALE FULTON Yes
62 MALE FULTON Yes
53 MALE FULTON Unk
31 MALE FULTON No
88 FEMALE FULTON Unk
84 MALE FULTON Yes
85 MALE FULTON Unk
97 FEMALE FULTON Yes
88 MALE FULTON Yes
80 FEMALE FULTON Yes
36 FEMALE FULTON Unk
89 MALE FULTON Unk
66 MALE FULTON Unk
87 FEMALE FULTON Yes
93 FEMALE FULTON Unk
73 MALE FULTON Unk
91 MALE FULTON Yes
90 FEMALE FULTON Unk
78 MALE GORDON Yes
70 FEMALE GORDON Yes
69 MALE GORDON Yes
100 FEMALE GREENE Unk
78 MALE GWINNETT Yes
94 MALE GWINNETT Yes
70 MALE GWINNETT Yes
68 FEMALE GWINNETT Unk
72 FEMALE GWINNETT Yes
87 FEMALE GWINNETT Yes
85 MALE GWINNETT Yes
69 FEMALE GWINNETT Yes
81 MALE GWINNETT No
82 MALE GWINNETT Yes
73 MALE GWINNETT Unk
74 FEMALE GWINNETT Yes
80 MALE GWINNETT Yes
81 FEMALE GWINNETT Unk
81 MALE GWINNETT Unk
66 MALE GWINNETT Yes
44 MALE GWINNETT Yes
85 FEMALE GWINNETT Yes
81 FEMALE GWINNETT Yes
63 MALE GWINNETT Yes
74 FEMALE GWINNETT Yes
90 MALE GWINNETT Unk
79 FEMALE HABERSHAM Yes
92 FEMALE HARRIS Yes
76 FEMALE HEARD Yes
73 MALE HENRY Unk
80 MALE HENRY Yes
63 FEMALE HENRY Unk
55 MALE HENRY Yes
64 MALE HOUSTON Yes
85 MALE HOUSTON Unk
84 MALE HOUSTON Yes
74 FEMALE HOUSTON Yes
71 FEMALE HOUSTON Yes
90 MALE HOUSTON Yes
64 MALE HOUSTON Yes
75 MALE HOUSTON Yes
53 FEMALE JACKSON Unk
50 FEMALE JEFFERSON Yes
93 MALE JENKINS Yes
67 MALE JOHNSON Unk
83 MALE LAURENS Yes
67 MALE LEE Yes
57 MALE LEE Unk
81 FEMALE LEE Yes
63 MALE LEE Yes
54 MALE LEE Yes
34 FEMALE LEE Unk
49 FEMALE LEE Yes
27 FEMALE LEE No
64 FEMALE LEE Yes
58 MALE LEE Yes
55 FEMALE LEE Yes
63 MALE LEE Yes
70 FEMALE LEE No
49 MALE LEE Yes
64 MALE LEE Yes
66 MALE LOWNDES Yes
90 FEMALE LOWNDES Unk
71 MALE MADISON Yes
45 MALE MCDUFFIE Unk
73 FEMALE MCDUFFIE Yes
FEMALE MITCHELL Unk
81 MALE MITCHELL Yes
72 MALE MITCHELL Yes
81 MALE MITCHELL Unk
73 MALE MITCHELL Unk
97 FEMALE MITCHELL Yes
88 FEMALE MITCHELL Yes
55 FEMALE MITCHELL Unk
54 MALE MITCHELL Unk
56 FEMALE MITCHELL Yes
90 FEMALE MITCHELL Unk
89 FEMALE MITCHELL Yes
85 FEMALE MITCHELL Yes
68 MALE MITCHELL Unk
61 FEMALE MITCHELL Unk
77 MALE MONROE Yes
65 FEMALE MUSCOGEE Unk
22 FEMALE MUSCOGEE Yes
85 MALE MUSCOGEE Unk
73 MALE MUSCOGEE Yes
85 MALE NEWTON Yes
61 MALE NEWTON Yes
77 MALE NEWTON Yes
83 MALE OGLETHORPE Unk
74 MALE PAULDING Yes
73 MALE PAULDING Yes
29 FEMALE PEACH Unk
57 FEMALE PEACH Yes
76 FEMALE PICKENS Yes
70 MALE PICKENS Yes
83 MALE PIERCE Unk
67 FEMALE PIERCE Unk
63 MALE PULASKI Yes
66 MALE RANDOLPH Unk
62 FEMALE RANDOLPH Unk
78 FEMALE RANDOLPH Unk
66 FEMALE RANDOLPH Yes
78 FEMALE RANDOLPH Unk
69 MALE RANDOLPH Yes
72 FEMALE RICHMOND Yes
84 FEMALE RICHMOND Unk
62 MALE RICHMOND Yes
81 FEMALE RICHMOND Unk
57 FEMALE ROCKDALE Yes
44 FEMALE ROCKDALE Yes
40 FEMALE ROCKDALE Yes
61 MALE SCHLEY Unk
69 FEMALE SEMINOLE Unk
50 MALE SPALDING Unk
73 MALE SPALDING Yes
81 FEMALE SPALDING Unk
85 MALE SPALDING Yes
88 MALE SUMTER Yes
65 MALE SUMTER Yes
68 FEMALE SUMTER Unk
71 FEMALE SUMTER Yes
85 MALE SUMTER Unk
66 MALE SUMTER Unk
72 MALE SUMTER Yes
73 MALE SUMTER Yes
63 MALE SUMTER Yes
74 MALE TALBOT Unk
60 FEMALE TAYLOR Yes
83 FEMALE TAYLOR Yes
88 FEMALE TERRELL Unk
77 MALE TERRELL Unk
81 MALE TERRELL Yes
68 FEMALE TERRELL Yes
75 MALE TERRELL Yes
73 FEMALE TERRELL Unk
78 MALE TERRELL Yes
79 MALE TERRELL Unk
58 MALE TERRELL Yes
77 MALE TERRELL Yes
59 MALE THOMAS Yes
87 FEMALE THOMAS Yes
82 MALE THOMAS Yes
62 FEMALE TIFT Yes
83 MALE TIFT Yes
77 MALE TOOMBS Yes
37 FEMALE TROUP Yes
61 FEMALE TROUP Yes
66 FEMALE TROUP Yes
79 MALE UNION Yes
70 FEMALE UPSON Unk
82 MALE UPSON Unk
75 MALE WALTON Unk
74 MALE WALTON Unk
82 FEMALE WARE Unk
75 MALE WARE Yes
44 MALE WARE Yes
62 FEMALE WARE Yes
78 MALE WHITFIELD Yes
81 MALE WHITFIELD Yes
93 MALE WHITFIELD Yes
63 MALE WILKINSON Yes
60 MALE WORTH Yes
48 MALE WORTH Yes
77 MALE WORTH Yes
75 MALE WORTH Yes
66 MALE NON-GEORGIA RESIDENT Unk

In related COVID-19 news, Gov. Brian Kemp announced that the Georgia World Congress Center would become a makeshift hospital for COVID-19 patients.

Here’s the full announcement:

Atlanta, GA – The State of Georgia has executed a contract with PAE to build a 200-hospital bed alternate care facility at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC).

“Across Georgia, we have partnered with existing healthcare infrastructure to greatly expand our surge capacity, and now we have a dedicated team building out a temporary facility at the Georgia World Congress Center for potential COVID-19 patient surge,” said Governor Kemp. “We are working around the clock to prepare for future needs and ensure the health and well-being of our state. I am truly honored to have Georgia’s best, brightest, and most dedicated public servants working on this critically important project.”

Starting immediately, the Georgia National Guard, Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, Department of Community Health, Department of Public Health, and contractors will begin to prepare GWCC for potential COVID-19 patient surge for mild to moderate (non-ICU) illness levels excluding ventilator support.

The team will utilize contract medical staffing to prepare for surge leading up to the state’s projected peak date, currently set for April 26, 2020 according to IHME. This project at GWCC will leverage existing support through nearby Grady Memorial Hospital with initial operating capacity available in one week. Over the next few days, Governor Kemp will provide more details as construction gets underway.

Coronavirus symptoms can appear two to 14 days after exposure and include:

– Fever

– Cough

– Shortness of breath

The CDC says the following symptoms require emergency medical attention:

– Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath

– Persistent pain or pressure in the chest

– New confusion or inability to arouse

– Bluish lips or face

Here are the recommendations on coronavirus prevention from the DeKalb County Board of Health:

– Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

– Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.

– Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

– Stay home when you are sick.

– Cough or sneeze into your elbow or use a tissue to cover it, then throw the tissue in the trash.

– Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

For more information from the Centers for Disease Control, click here.

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