Georgia COVID-19 cases exceed 90K on Friday, local death tolls hold steady
Source: Savannah Now
Georgias confirmed-case count for COVID-19 rose by 2,784 since Thursday to reach 90,493 on Friday, while the statewide death toll rose by seven to reach 2,856 on July 3, according to figures posted just after 3 p.m. by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Chatham Countys total COVID-19 cases rose by 142 since Thursday to hit 1,647 on Friday, while the countys death toll remained at 37, where it has held steady all week, according to the DPH Coastal Health District.
The death rate in Chatham County, measured as the percentage of known cases who die from COVID-19, fell slightly to about 2.2% on Friday.
Bryan Countys confirmed-case count increased by five to 147 on Friday, while the Bryan death toll held steady at five, where it has remained for over three weeks.
Read more: https://www.savannahnow.com/news/20200703/georgia-covid-19-cases-exceed-90k-on-friday-local-death-tolls-hold-steady
While other states have scaled back reopening efforts as cases have grown, Kemp is moving in the opposite direction and leaning into the spread by continuing to relax social distancing requirements.
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2020/06/12/gov-brian-kemp-covid-19-restrictions.html
Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order June 11 that relaxes more restrictions put in place since April to stem the spread of Covid-19, including no limits on the number of dine-in customers at restaurants, allowing for conventions to resume and reopening live performance venues. The new order comes days before state lawmakers are to return to the State Capitol and pass a budget that has been rocked by the pandemic.
Some public health experts question the governor's decision to continue loosening the coronavirus guidelines, saying current data shows an increase in Covid-19 cases since May 1, with spikes occurring in smaller counties outside metro Atlanta.
Kemps executive order immediately lifts the shelter-in-place order on those 65 and older unless they have underlying medical conditions such as heart or lung disease. Most of the other relaxed measures go into effect at midnight on June 16. The full executive order can be read here.
The Georgia Department of Public Health reported the morning of June 12 there have been 54,973 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the state and 2,375 deaths. The counties with the most cases and deaths are Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett and Hall. The numbers of cases and deaths continue to disproportionately impact Black Georgians and Black people across the U.S.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)Even if you do not die, this virus can leave long lasting terrible health effects.
Salviati
(6,008 posts)so we should start to see the death rates going up this week.
And actually looking at some of the data for Georgia, it looks like the cases started going up about 4 weeks ago, and like clockwork, two weeks later the death rates started to tick up.
https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america/georgia
Baitball Blogger
(46,736 posts)oldsoftie
(12,555 posts)Cuomo's deadly order to nursing homes to accept covid positive residents was a disaster. 1/2 the deaths in NY came from nursing homes.
I know the lead manager of two nursing/retirement homes here in my home county. They've had ONE case total. Because they wouldnt allow anyone with covid to be admitted unless they tested negative twice. They also restricted visitors early on. And having two relatives in these places, I would be livid if the facilities had been forced to accept positive residents.
Baitball Blogger
(46,736 posts)At what stage of Covid did he make that decision? Because it matters. If it was January - March, with the stupid information we were receiving, nothing would surprise me. But, today, where other Republicans are pulling back on their openings, Kemp is finding new ways to spread Covid to his constituents.
oldsoftie
(12,555 posts)But all that aside, if we would ALL wear masks we could shut this damn thing down a lot faster.
Look at Taiwan. croatia. Vietnam. Singapore. Etc. Hell, kids are still in school in Taiwan!
Masks WORK.
Baitball Blogger
(46,736 posts)oldsoftie
(12,555 posts)One of the reasons the deaths have tracked lower. Also, the doctors know a lot more now about treatment. Allowing for shorter hospital stays. My local hospital announces the Covid numbers daily. They're about 2/3 of where they were back in march. So thats a good thing.
But i'm wearing my mask whenever i'm around people.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)Sounds like these people, even young ones, are getting very seriously sick. They need serious treatments, ventilators, ecmo machines, and so on. As hospitals fill up, and no more room is available in places to provide these intensive treatments, death rate will go up-I don't see any other way.
oldsoftie
(12,555 posts)He's been in practice for years in this area. He said while more are coming in right now, they're not staying as long because of the increased knowledge of treatment. And they arent rushing to ventilators like earlier in the year. And staying off those gets you OUT faster. Only speaking for the area I live in, where our hospital releases numbers daily. The larger regional hospital 20 miles away has NEVER released any numbers. I dont understand that. Thats really the only way we can really tell how its going. I dont know if they can be FORCED to, but i think we should know. I'm sure the state has their numbers, but it matters where they come from. If deaths havent spiked in the next 2-3 weeks, then i'll believe what the doctor posted a lot more.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)One of the doctors was saying he got 10 calls about people needing ecmo machines. He only had 3 machines available. So he had to decide which 3 people to accept. But what is going happen to the other 7? And all the new patients that are going to need ecmo machines? I don't see how death rates won't go up.
dhill926
(16,346 posts)return to the Capitol...