Coronavirus georgia cdc. During june 1720 an overnight camp in georgia camp a held orientation for 138 trainees and 120 staff members. Coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 is a virus more specifically a coronavirus identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in wuhan china. The centers for disease control and prevention announced friday that more than 200 children have tested positive for the coronavirus after attending a summer camp in georgia at the end of june.
Skip directly to site content skip directly to page options skip directly to a z link. The cdc report acknowledged that it could not. Centers for disease control said in a review of an overnight camp in georgia.
Staff members remained for the first camp session scheduled during june 2127 and were joined by 363 campers and three senior staff members on. Limited data are available about transmission of sars cov 2 the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 among youths. In addition since georgia experienced a jump in coronavirus transmission over the summer some campers may have caught the virus before arriving.
Travelers at increased risk for severe illness from covid 19 should consider postponing all travel including essential travel to georgia. If you get sick in georgia and need medical care resources may be limited. The coronavirus spread to at least 44 of staff and attendees at an overnight youth camp over a week and a half the us.
Bookmark this page and check back often for updates. Covid 19 risk in georgia is high. The camp had followed some but not all of the cdc mitigation steps against the spread of the new coronavirus but was not enough to keep campers and staff free of illness.