Thread by @cmyeaton, Data on Georgia Department of Health website shows that the number of [...]

Caitlin Rivers, PhD

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Data on Georgia Department of Health website shows that the number of active infections (people currently sick) is increasing as of the latest data (April 14) 1/

It& #39;s really hard to scroll through the list of deaths on the Georgia Department of Health site. 2/ https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report">https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-...

Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Daily Status Report

https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report

I wondered about the outbreak in the southwest part of the state and found a NYT article describing a superspreading event tied to a Feb 29 funeral. Heartbreaking. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/us/coronavirus-funeral-albany-georgia.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/3...

Days After a Funeral in a Georgia Town, Coronavirus ‘Hit Like a Bomb’

A mourner came to Albany, Ga., to attend the funeral of a retired janitor. After a pause while the infections incubated, the virus swept through the community.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/us/coronavirus-funeral-albany-georgia.html

I deleted my original thread on this and reposted because the graphic was confusing people. 4/4

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