Health

With homeschooling and hybrid learning disrupting classroom learning for the past 18 months, it’s easy to forget what preparing for a “normal” school year might look like.

Georgia’s COVID spread case numbers jumped by 4,800 in the state figures reported Thursday, continuing a recent upswing that’s apparently fueled by the Delta variant.

Hospitals throughout our region are reporting a surge of COVID-19 cases over the last few weeks. East Georgia Regional Medical Center reported 20 COVID-19 patients Wednesday - 4 of which are on vents.

With so much confusion regarding the COVID-1 9 vaccine development, Grice Connect reached out to local experts to help explain the pharmaceutical industries role in developing safe and effective vaccines for decades. Karl E. Peace, Ph.D.

An average of 13 cases per day were reported in Bulloch County, a 810 percent increase from the average two weeks ago. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 1 in 11 Bulloch residents have been infected, a total of 7,025 reported cases .

The Opticianry program at Ogeechee Technical College is partnering with the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation to provide a free Vision Clinic on OTC’s campus on July 27. Dr. Ryan Piche, O.D.

East Georgia Regional Medical Center (EGRMC) has seen an increase in COVID positive patients. They currently have nine COVID patients in the hospital and one on a ventilator.

Optim Medical Center-Screven announced Wednesday plans to renovate and relocate their emergency department while keeping all hospital services open and operational during the eight-month construction.

East Georgia Regional Medical Center reports seven patients hospitalized from COVID-19, two on a ventilator. In comparison, last week EGRMC had three hospitalized and zero on ventilators.

CovidActNow's risk level grades on three things: daily new cases per 100k, infection rates and positive test rates. Each is graded on a five-color scale and the highest risk color becomes the location’s overall risk level.