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COVID numbers decrease in county; Gadsden Public Works hiring summer employees
The Gadsden City Council on Tuesday heard an update a positive one from the Gadsden-Etowah County Emergency Management Agency on the COVID-19 numbers in the county.
The update was given by Emergency Management Specialist Josh Tanner, who said the numbers in the county have decreased and the daily averages for the virus continue to drop.
“We feel like, as well as our partners in the Alabama Department of Public Health, this is directly attributable to folks finally doing the right things,” Tanner said.
In January, Etowah County s positive test rate for COVID-19 reached 39.8%. Tanner on Tuesday said it has gone down to 11.3%, a 28-point improvement.