COVID-19

News stories and information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic

Northeast Georgia COVID-19 cases continue to climb

COVID-19 cases across the Northeast Georgia region continue to surge after the holidays, with hospitalization and case rates climbing in area counties. At the end...

COVID-19 cases increase sharply across state

Over the holiday weekend, positive COVID-19 cases nearly doubled in Georgia. According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, the recent spike in cases...

Hall County Schools offering $25 gift cards at upcoming vaccination clinics

The Hall County School District Nursing Program plans to hold vaccination clinics for the public at two upcoming high school basketball games during the...

Region COVID-19 numbers decreasing, public health encourages vaccination

New data from the District 2 Department of Public Health shows that COVID-19 cases are decreasing across the region, but as we enter the...

Record-low COVID-19 numbers in Habersham schools for academic year

Things are looking up in Habersham Schools as reported COVID-19 cases continue to decline. The school system has a total of 2 reported cases,...

Habersham Schools COVID-19 numbers drop significantly

The Habersham County School System's COVID-19 data for this week shows a significant drop in COVID-19 cases, following the school system's fall break. HCSS's overall...

Feds OK ‘mix-and-match’ approach for COVID-19 booster shots

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given a green light to Americans who want to receive a booster dose of...

Booster shot of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine recommended by FDA panel

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — A federal vaccine advisory panel on Friday endorsed a second dose of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine, meaning millions more...

Habersham schools see decreasing COVID-19 numbers

Habersham schools student, staff and non-school staff COVID-19 cases have all decreased since last week. Last week, reported COVID-19 cases among Habersham School System's staff...

Children as young as 5 could be eligible for Pfizer’s COVID vaccine by Halloween

(GPB) — Children between the ages of 5 and 11 may soon be eligible for a COVID vaccine. An advisory committee with the U.S. Food...

Promising COVID pill cuts hospitalizations and death in half. Atlanta’s Emory University invented it

(GPB) — Researchers at Atlanta’s Emory University were the ones who invented a promising antiviral drug in the fight against COVID-19 — a pill...

Habersham schools COVID-19 cases increase with school staff

While COVID-19 case numbers for students have remained relatively stable, Habersham County Schools are seeing a spike in staff member COVID-19 cases. Last week, there...