Georgia no longer worst among states for coronavirus transmission
Source: Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Some Georgians are in line for more unemployment assistance as the state has given up the dubious title of being the state where COVID-19 is spreading the fastest.
Georgia has been overtaken by Mississippi as the No. 1 state with the highest number of new cases per 100,000 people, according to a 14-day average kept by The Associated Press. The coronavirus is still spreading rapidly in the Peach State compared to other places, though, with 355 new infections per 100,000 people over the 14 days ended Sunday. More than half the states have a transmission rate that’s less than half that level.
Georgia’s transmission rate and its overall case count have been falling throughout August. The seven-day average of cases is down more than a third from its high in late July. Total confirmed infections rose above 256,000 on Monday, according to the state Department of Public Health. Deaths from the summer spike continue to be reported at a high rate, with confirmed fatalities now totaling 5,156.
One place where the virus is still spreading fast is at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville. Officials there reported 150 additional confirmed infections over the weekend and on Monday. Baldwin County commissioners on Monday voted 3-2 to mandate masks in public places, after rejecting the move on a 3-2 vote Friday. The city of Milledgeville approved an emergency mask rule Friday.
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As the cases slowdown, will Kemp renew his attempts to over turn Atlanta's mask mandate?
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The number of new cases could be going down, although I don't know whether that's what they meant.
We're seeing new case count reductions in Pennsylvania now for the last 2 months, where several PA counties have been downgraded from"red" to "yellow." A few counties are now considered "green" in PA, just recently. It doesn't mean the virus is gone, it means people are following the protocols and the danger is reduced in those areas.
