Kemp, Toomey Encourage COVID Testing and Flu Shots

Key Messages:

• Kemp, Toomey Urge Georgians to Get Tested Following Labor Day Weekend
  • “Testing is a key component in our fight to stop COVID-19,” said DPH Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey. “Governor Kemp and I are asking all Georgians who may be at risk of exposure to the virus after Labor Day to schedule a test at one of our testing sites throughout the state. I would also recommend that all Georgians go ahead and schedule a flu shot. These two steps can mitigate community spread and keep Georgians healthy as we continue on a positive trajectory with the virus.”
• ‘Astonishingly risky’: COVID-19 cases at colleges are fueling the nation’s hottest outbreaks – USA Today
• Statesboro #12 in United States – NYT – Where the Outbreak Is Worst Now
• RED ZONE – Statesboro, Bulloch, Candler and Evans – White House Coronavirus Task Force Georgia Reports August 23, 30 & September 6th
• Targets to get COVID-19 under control
  • The White House COVID Task Force calls for sustained positivity rates of 5% or less and positive case rate less than 100 per 100,000

Georgia Southern Weekly Report:Bulloch County:

• Bulloch County 14 day average of positive cases per 100,000 is 885 and percent of positive tests is 22.0%.  (Targets are below 100 per 100,000 and positive tests at 5% or below).
• 2,643 Total confirmed cases and 24 deaths total reported here with 126 hospitalizations total.  Up 41 confirmed since yesterday.  (These figures apply to Bulloch County residents)
• EGRMC currently/today caring for 21 COVID-19 positive patients today. (May or may not be Bulloch County residents) 6 COVID-19 patients on vents.  EGRMC has 17 total vents.  However, this is reporting only COVID-19 patients on vents.  It is unknown how many actual vents are in use at this time.  
• Bulloch EMS received notice of 117 confirmed COVID-19 positive and 110 probable patients transported to date

Bulloch Schools, Colleges and University Report

• Bulloch Schools total since reporting began on August 17 as of September 11, 2020
  • 64 total known positive COVID-19 cases reported
    •  6 week ending August 21
    • 23 week ending August 28
    • 21 week ending September 5
    • 12 week ending September 11
  • 566 Quarantines – Total students and employees quarantined for 14 days as a precaution due to close contact with these confirmed positive COVID-19 cases
    •  84 week ending August 21
    • 284 week ending August 28
    • 97 week ending September 5
    • 101 week ending September 11
  • 1 Clusters – Total COVID-19 Clusters
• Georgia Southern COVID-19 since reporting began on August 17 total cases for Statesboro 
  • 899 Total Statesboro Campus Since August 17th
  •  61 week ending 8/23
  • 487 week ending 8/30
  • 351 week ending 9/6
• Ogeechee Technical College COVID-19 since reporting began on August 17
  • 18 total Statesboro Campus since August 17th
  •  0 week ending 8/23
  •  6 week ending 8/30
  • 12 week ending 9/6
• East Georgia State College since reporting began on August 17
  • 28 total Statesboro Campus since June
  • 2 from June
  • 0 from July
  • 13 from August
  •  4 from September through 9/4

Evans County:

• Evans County 14 day average of positive cases per 100,000 is 346 and percent of positive tests is 14.9%.  (Targets are below 100 per 100,000 and positive tests at 5% or below).
• 401 Total confirmed cases and 5 deaths total reported with 30 total hospitalizations. (This is an increase of 1 confirmed cases, increase of 0 hospitalization and 0 deaths from yesterday)
• Evans COVID-19 deaths:
  • 59 year old, African American male with comorbidity
  • 62 year old, white male with comorbidity
  • 67 year old, African American male with comorbidity
  • 75 year old, African American female with no comorbidity
  • 76 year old, African American male with comorbidity

Candler County:

• Candler County 14 day average of positive cases per 100,000 is 461 and percent of positive tests is 19.4%.  (Targets are below 100 per 100,000 and positive tests at 5% or below).
• 398 total confirmed cases and 16 deaths total reported with 22 total hospitalizations. (This is an increase of 1 confirmed cases, an increase of 0 hospitalizations and an increase of 0 deaths from yesterday)

Candler’s COVID-19 deaths

BULLOCH COUNTY TOTAL COVID-19 DEATHS

BULLOCH COUNTY LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY 9/11/20 COVID-19 REPORT:

https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report

GEORGIA TECH COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool – CLICK HERE

The Georgia Tech COVID-19 risk assessment planning tool shows the risk level of attending an event in any county in America, given the event size and location (assuming 10:1 ascertainment bias).  The risk level is the estimated chance (0-100%) that at least 1 COVID-19 positive individual will be present at an event in a county, given the size of the event.  Choose an event size. Use the drop-down menu to choose a county you would like to zoom in on.