On thursday, georgia governor, brian kemp, talked about efforts to be transparent with data about the coronavirus moving forward. Since the information we used to determine further statewide openings. This is an hour. Good afternoon, everyone. Let me just thank everybody for being with us today for our covid19 weekly briefing. Crowd you will hear from. Fema,thleen toomey, from from the National Guard, colonel l, the department of Public Safety, commissioner Mark Williams with the department of Natural Resources, and to wrap us up, the agriculture commissioner, gary black. For several months, our nation has been fighting an invisible enemy and uniting to ensure the health and wellbeing of all americans. The path has been long and difficult, and everybody has make has made sacrifices to keep one another out of harms way in communities all the United States. Medical providers, Public Health officials, frontline workers, first responders, Law Enforcement are all working very long hours and
Health and wellbeing of all americans. The path has been long and difficult, and everybody has made sacrifices to keep one another out of harms way in communities all the United States. Medical providers, Public Health officials, frontline workers, first responders, Law Enforcement, they are all working very long hours and spending significant time away from their families to help limit potential exposure. These brave men and women are literally saving lives everyday. It is impossible to thank them enough for what they have done for us. But i know that countless georgians joined my family and i praying for them daily. As you all know, this weekend is a powerful one for all americans. For years, we have taken this moment to reflect on the sacrifices made by those in uniform. We honor these american heroes who answered the call of duty and paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Earlier today, i was honored to attend a Memorial Day Ceremony with the Georgia National guard to honor the l
News conference in atlanta and outlined guidelines for local businesses to follow in the process. Gov. Kemp good afternoon, everyone. Today i am joined with Lieutenant Governor geoff duncan, speaker david ralston, general tom carden, dr. Toomey. First of all i want to let all the georgians know who experienced rough weather last night that we have them and our thoughts and prayers. Certainly was not nearly as bad as the weekend before, but nevertheless we had folks who had homes damaged and other tragic things happen along with loss of power. We will certainly keep them and our thoughts and prayers and certainly appreciate the whole georgia team working with locals on the response overnight and this morning. As of noon today, we now have 18,947 covid19 cases in georgia, with 733 deaths. The state lab has processed 5362 tests, and commercial vendors have processed 78,966 tests. We understand that these are more than just numbers. These are georgians that we are talking about. There are
We have made tremendous progress. There is still a long way to go. When we started out, we saw cases doubling every two or three days. We are now in a cycle where they are doubling every 12 days. We have toet to a place where we see a decline in cases, a decline in hospitalizations and occupied by icu bed covid positive or people under investigation for having covid. We are making progress because people are staying home. Tight sure that we hold is critically important for us to continue to get to a place where we can even start to have a public conversation about what coming out of these restricted measures may look like. You have been very critical of governor desantis. Saying god help us as he plans to reopen parts of florida. What is your concern . My concern ist the issue that i articulated. The only locality the only way to make progress is to have very high restrictions. It is those congregate settings, apart, a nursing home, a jail, other places that is a breeding ground for th
Night that we have them and our thoughts and prayers. Certainly was not nearly as bad as the weekend before, but nevertheless we had folks who had homes damaged and other tragic things happen along with loss of power. We will certainly keep them and our thoughts and prayers and certainly appreciate the whole georgia team working with locals on the response overnight and this morning. As of noon today, we now have 18,947 covid19 cases in georgia, with 733 deaths. The state lab has processed 5362 tests, and commercial vendors have processed 78,966 tests. We understand that these are more than just numbers. These are georgians that we are talking about. There are families and communities impacted, and certainly all the victims and their loved ones continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. We lift all those up who are battling this terrible virus. We remain focused on the safety and wellbeing of every person who calls georgia home. Last week the white house issued guidelines for it state