Health

Key points: Evans County reported the 4th death today, a 67 year old black male with comorbidity EGRMC currently/today caring for 13 COVID-19 positive patients today . (May or may not be Bulloch County Residents) 4 COVID-19 patients on vents.

Key points: Story Updated: 8/21/20 8:30 AM Candler County reported the 11th death today, an 83 year old black male with comorbidity Bulloch positive cases continue to trend downward. Only 8 positive cases today.

Key points: Story updated 8/21/20 8:30 AM Bulloch County reported the 19th COVID-19 death today, a 38 year old female of unknown race with no comorbidity Candler County reported the 10th death today a 54 year old black male with no comorbidity White

Key points: Bulloch County reported the 18th COVID-18 death today, a 89 year old white male with no comorbidity COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the US, killing more Americans than Alzheimer’s disease, accidents, and diabetes.

Key points: Statesboro City Council and Bulloch County Board of Commissioners are both expected to enact a mask mandate at their meetings tomorrow now that Governor Kemp will allow local governments to implement mandates.

Grice Connect continues working to make the data in our daily COIVID-19 report and dashboard as relevant and easy to follow as possible.

Congratulations goes to Dawn Cheney, Infection Control Practitioner, for being awarded EGRMC’s latest Employee of the Month! Dawn has been employed at East Georgia Regional Medical Center since 2014.

Candler reported two additional deaths today a 61 year old, white male with no comorbidity and a 83 year old, African-American female with no comorbidity. This brings their total COVID deaths to 9.

Public Health officials released information Friday about what the state agency called positive indicators on COVID-19 in Georgia. They include lower numbers of cases over the past week and decreasing COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that Governor Brian Kemp will sign an new executive order on Saturday that yields to cities demands and allow them to enforce the mask mandates.