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Candler County Reporting 2 COVID-19 Deaths, Bulloch Tops 1,000 Positives

Candler County is reporting today two COVID-19 deaths today a 56 African-American Female with no comorbidity and a 86 year old, white male with comorbidity. See below for the full Candler County report.
Bulloch County COVID-19 Report 072920

Candler County is reporting today two COVID-19 deaths today a 56 African-American Female with no comorbidity and a 86 year old, white male with comorbidity.  See below for the full Candler County report.

Georgia hospitals in at least two of the state’s health regions have run out of Intensive Care Unit beds, forcing them to improvise space, scramble for staff and to send some patients on journeys to other parts of the state for care. Click here to read the AJC story.

Bulloch County:

  • Region J Critical Care Bed Capacity increased to 41 today out of 264 total.  There are only 13% (381 beds) critical care beds available statewide.
  • 1,002 Total confirmed cases and 11 deaths total reported here with 75 hospitalizations total.  Up 25 confirmed since yesterday.  (These figures apply to Bulloch County Residents)
  • EGRMC currently/today caring for 19 COVID-19 positive patients today. (May or may not be Bulloch County Residents) 10 COVID-19 patients on vents.  EGRMC has 17 total vents.  However, this is reporting only COVID-19 patients on vents.  It is unknown how many actual vents are in use at this time.  
  • Bulloch EMS received notice of 51 Confirmed COVID-19 positive and 75  probable patients transported to date.

BULLOCH COUNTY LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY 7/29/20 COVID-19 REPORT:

FACILITYTOTAL

RESIDENT

NUMBER

# COVID POSITIVE RESIDENT# COVID DEATHSTotal Tested Residents

 

#

Recovered

#COVID POSITIVE STAFF
BROWN’S5500603
EAGLE47004705
GARDENS31403211
HERITAGE56204671511
BETHANY40004081
WILLOW POND37103602
WESTWOOD31524614

https://dch.georgia.gov/

BULLOCH COUNTY TOTAL COVID-19 DEATHS:

AGESEXCOUNTYRACECOMORBIDITY
65MaleBullochWhiteUnknown
42FemaleBullochAfrican-American/ BlackYes
76FemaleBullochWhiteNo
90+FemaleBullochWhiteUnknown
62FemaleBullochWhiteYes
90+FemaleBullochAfrican-American/BlackYes
47MaleBullochOtherUnknown
52MaleBullochAfrican-American/BlackYes
73MaleBullochAfrican-American/BlackYes
76FemaleBullochWhiteYes
88MaleBullochAfrican-American/BlackYes

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

Evans County:

  • 193 total confirmed cases and 1 death total reported with 9 total hospitalizations. (This is an increase of 1 confirmed cases from yesterday)
  • Evan’s COVID-19 death today was a 59 year old, African American male who had commodities.

Candler County:

  • 197 total confirmed cases and 1 death total reported with 8 total hospitalizations. (This is an increase of 6 confirmed cases from yesterday)
  • Candler is reporting today two COVID-19 deaths today a 56 African-American Female with no comorbidity and a 86 year old, white male with comorbidity.
  • Candler’s COVID-19 death was a 73 year old, white female with no comorbidity.

Exceeding hospital bed and staff capacity is why leaders continue calling for citizens to wear a mask, social distance, wash hands and avoid crowds to slow the spread and not overwhelm our hospital.

GEORGIA TECH COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool – CLICK HERE

The Georgia Tech COVID-19 risk assessment planning tool shows the risk level of attending an event in any county in America, given the event size and location (assuming 10:1 ascertainment bias).  The risk level is the estimated chance (0-100%) that at least 1 COVID-19 positive individual will be present at an event in a county, given the size of the event.  Choose an event size. Use the drop-down menu to choose a county you would like to zoom in on.

Testing Data

Note: The graphs depict total tests and not the number of persons tested. Some individuals may be tested multiple times.

Weekly Testing Numbers

The following graph depicts the number of specimens collected for testing by the Southeast Health District each week. Tests are also performed by private physicians, hospitals, federally qualified health centers, urgent care centers, among others so this number is not a comprehensive total of all testing done in our area.

Percentage of COVID-19 Positive Tests

The graph below shows the percentage of COVID-19 positive specimens collected by the Southeast Health District and processed through our main laboratory (Ipsum Diagnostics), beginning May 25, 2020.

Evaluating the percentage of positive test results can give you a better understanding of the spread of COVID-19.

Special thanks to today’s sponsor Vision Source, Professional Eye Care with Dr. Horace Deal and Dr. Dylan Piette.  They are always there for you.  During the entire COVID-19 pandemic, they made a commitment to never close their office.  They continued to see patients and have been available and on call for their patients. 

Of course, they are following all CDC recommended safety protocols to keep you and your eyes safe and healthy.  They are all wearing mask and urge patients to do the same.  They limited access and increased sanitation using UVC and Ozone air purifiers.  Every frame is sterilized if touched. 

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