COVID restrictions are back in effect at the White County courthouse. Enotah Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Raymond George reinstated the protocols citing the “rapid increase” in the number of COVID-19 cases and its variants.
Judge George ordered the courthouse off-limits to anyone experiencing COVID or flu-like symptoms.
People entering the building must wear masks or face coverings and undergo a temperature check. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher will not be allowed to enter. Once inside the building, people must remain socially distanced at least six feet apart.
White County courthouse employees must wear masks in public areas, according to the judge’s order.
According to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health, White County’s 2-week COVID-19 positivity rate is 26.1% up from 5.7% one month ago. There have been 451 new cases of COVID reported in White County during that same time period — 266 in the past two weeks.
Dean Dyer of WRWH News contributed to this report
