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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Four worst days for COVID-19 in Georgia 580 deaths recorded; Bulloch woman is 40th local victim
As the global death toll from COVID-19 topped two million, Georgia set a single-day record for most deaths with 159 reported on Friday. According to the Georgia State Department of Health, 580 state residents have died in the past four days.
“Behind these terrible numbers are names and faces the smile that will now only be a memory, the seat forever empty at the dinner table, the room that echoes with the silence of a loved one,” said U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Two deadliest days for COVID-19 in Ga. Bulloch Health Dept. expands vaccine appointments
Tuesday and Wednesday were the deadliest days for the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia, as a combined 282 people lost their lives.
“We are in a true crisis,” said Dr. Harry Heiman, a Georgia State University public health expert. “Not only are we seeing surging COVID cases and hospitalizations, but also, now the predicted and predictable surge in deaths.”
With 145 deaths Tuesday and 137 more reported Wednesday, 10,580 Georgia citizens have died as a result of COVID-19. In Bulloch County, Public Safety/Emergency Management Agency Director Ted Wynn announced the county’s 39th coronavirus death on Tuesday a 31-year-old woman with no known serious previous health conditions.