Coronavirus testing continues in Athens: the privately operated testing site in the parking lot of Clarke Middle School says it is still testing upwards of 70 people per day.
Athens approaches 200 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with the state Department of Public Health putting the latest number at 194, with still the 13 Clarke County deaths from COVID 19. Oconee County now has its first two confirmed deaths from coronavirus, with the Health Department reporting 79 cases of COVID 19 in Oconee County. Oglethorpe County has 55 cases and four deaths; Madison County has 29 cases and one death; Jackson County reports 127 cases and three deaths from coronavirus.
The University of Georgia says it will reschedule for next spring the annual candlelight memorial service for members of the University community who have died over the past year: concerns about coronavirus led to the cancellation of this year’s service. 21 UGA students, staff, and faculty have died since last April.
This evening's meeting of the Madison County Commission is set for 6 o'clock. It is a meeting that would normally be held at the County Government Complex in Danielsville, a building that is now closed through the end of the month after a positive coronavirus test from a Madison County government employee.
The Atlanta Falcons will reopen the team facility in Flowery Branch tomorrow. The Falcons headquarters in Hall County have been closed because of concerns about coronavirus.
The Corps of Engineers is reopening campgrounds and boat ramps at on Lakes Hartwell and Thurmond, facilities that have been closed since the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic.
Zoo Atlanta reopened over the weekend: the popular Atlanta attraction had been closed for the better part of two months, shutting down amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Georgia Department of Public Health says there are 37,552 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state, with now 1,609 deaths from COVID 19.