Albany and other towns across Georgia are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Albany, GA community.
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Georgia COVID-19 Cases
Georgia Total Coronavirus Cases: 3,092,429
Georgia New Coronavirus Deaths:
Georgia Total Coronavirus Deaths: 42,839
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Albany
Coronavirus: Albany, Georgia, will reopen on its terms. Here's why
ALBANY, Ga. – For Elaine Williams, the coronavirus couldn’t be more personal. She watched her son take his last breath April 3 over a cellphone screen, two days after he tested positive at a ... More info »
USA Today - 05/04/2020 12:00pmHow two funerals helped turn one small Georgia city into a hotspot for coronavirus
Albany, Georgia is no longer a coronavirus outlier. Instead, it serves as an example of how the virus can impact smaller, sprawling rural areas as much as it can larger cities. More info »
CNN - 04/01/2020 12:00pmDoctor in small Georgia city says coronavirus spread through community before hospital staff found out what it was - CNN
Coronavirus spread through a southwest Georgia city for 10 days in March before hospital staff were told what was filling their wards with desperately sick people, a doctor told Congress on Thursday. More info »
CNN - 05/21/2020 01:54pmVideo: ‘These Are Not Numbers, These Are Souls’: Georgia Pastors Say No to Reopening - The New York Times
Albany, Ga., became an epicenter for Covid-19 in April. Hundreds of cases were traced to two funeral services, and led to one of the highest death rates in the country. More info »
The New York Times - 05/11/2020 12:00pmCoronavirus: Albany, Georgia, will reopen on its own terms. Here's why
ALBANY, Ga. — For Elaine Williams, coronavirus couldn’t be more personal. She watched her son take his last breath April 3 over a cellphone screen, two days after he tested positive at a ... More info »
USA Today - 05/05/2020 02:17amHow do you feel your community is responding to the coronavirus crisis:
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