Health

Key Points: Bulloch Tops 2000 Cases Total Georgia Southern University reports 129 confirmed cases and 379 self reported cases across three campuses (487 on Statesboro campus) GSU Fraternity and Sorority Council Votes to Stops Social Events New York T

Georgia Southern released a statement along with their weekly COVID-19 report that included shockingly high numbers of 508 total positive cases over the past week. They confirm they anticipated the rise in the statement.

Out of an abundance of caution to keep the university community safe, Georgia Southern fraternity and sorority life councils voted last week to refrain from hosting social events and moved in-person organizational meetings and events to a virtual for

The New York Time (NYT) Coronavirus outbreak monitor listed Statesboro today as the 8th highest city in the United States where new cases are rising the fastest on a population-adjusted basis.

Key Points: Bulloch County reports 123 positive cases in last 24 hours, which brings the weekly total to 408 new cases. When college classes and schools opened two weeks ago on August 17 Bulloch reported 1,472 total positive cases.

Key Points: COVIDACTNOW.ORG has raised the risk level for Bulloch to Critical again, joining Candler and Evans at this level. This level alerts us to an active or imminent outbreak.

Key Points: Bulloch County broke a record today reporting 133 positive cases. That is double of yesterday’s record setting day of 64. Prior to yesterday the highest number of positives in one day was 54 reported on July 3.

Key Points: Blue Room Voluntarily Pauses Operations to Squash Covid-19 Spike Rapid Testing Available for Symptomatic Georgia Southern Students COVID-19 Suspends Georgia Southern Football practices temporarily Bulloch County Reports 64 New Cases Candl

In response to the leaked White House COVID task force report by Atlanta media yesterday, which placed Statesboro and Bulloch County again in the Red Zone, Statesboro’s largest and most popular bar, The Blue Room has decided to close for 7 to 14 days

On Monday, Georgia Southern began reporting COVID-19 confirmed and self reported cases with plans to continue releasing this information on a weekly basis.