Georgia refuses to reveal where new virus strain is lurking
January 27, 2021 GMT
ATLANTA (AP) Georgia health officials are refusing to say where in the state they have detected a mutant coronavirus strain from the United Kingdom.
The Department of Public Health refuses to say which cities or counties have had people infected by the new variant, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. That makes it impossible for Georgians to know whether it is spreading in their community.
Georgia has now identified at least six cases of a COVID-19 variant in the state, raising the urgency to get people vaccinated, the newspaper reported. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced late Tuesday the state will get more coronavirus vaccines each week from the federal government.
American-Statesman staff
Longtime Austin journalist John Bridges announced his retirement as American-Statesman executive editor Friday, and the news organization named a respected industry leader to succeed him.
Manny García, who currently leads ProPublica’s Austin-based investigative partnership with the Texas Tribune, will become the Statesman’s editor and vice president next month. García previously served as standards editor and East Region executive editor for the USA TODAY Network, which now includes the American-Statesman and seven other Texas daily newspapers. It s an honor to be given the opportunity to lead the Austin American-Statesman as it turns 150 years old, García said. I m being handed the keys to a wonderful franchise, with a terrific team and I can t wait for us to begin this journey together.”