Georgia covid 19 numbers after reopening. All eyes were on georgia three weeks ago as the state became one of the first to allow some businesses to open their doors welcoming customers back after weeks under a coronavirus lockdown. Local state and federal government websites often end in gov. Georgia is one of the first states to reopen their economy since the covid 19 outbreak.
State of georgia government websites and email systems use georgiagov or gagov at the end of the address. Despite the number of cases climbing georgia governor brian kemp pushed through with his georgia reopen plans which began on friday april 24 with select businesses opening and more following monday april 27. The state of georgia made it look like its covid cases were going down by putting the dates out of order on its chart may 5 was followed by april 25 then back to may again whatever.
What we found is that at least so far the numbers havent changed much in the month since georgias governor eased. As of wednesday 18 days later georgia had a total of 555 new cases. Georgias coronavirus data made reopening look safe.
Georgias coronavirus numbers looked so rosy because officials misrepresented the data in such a way its difficult to believe it wasnt done on purpose. Atlanta cnn cnn took a closer look at the covid 19 data in georgia. Cnns nick valencia looks at the numbers in georgia one month after gov.
Georgias covid 19 reopening pits white governor against black mayors this article is more than 3 months old african americans account for 54 of states known covid 19 deaths while atlantas. When the shelter in place order expired on april 30 a lot of experts and much of. On april 25 the first day of georgias phased reopening the state had 650 new reported cases of coronavirus carlson explained.
Covid 19 status report georgia department of public health.