been doing with these many press conferences we have had. before i get started i want to thank the faith leaders across our state and the many georgians that which is a painted in our day of prayer. this went well and certainly appreciate that. in our fight debated against covid-19 we let we must continue to pray for health care workforce, our front care frontline workers and law enforcement and our fellow georgians. as of today we had 23,773 cases with 942 fatalities and we continue to keep those folks as well as their families and communities in our thoughts and prayers. 2 fatalities and we continue to keep those folks as well as their families and communities in our thoughts and prayers. ,169ave given a total of 127 tests and through the leadership of the public health department, the national guard, our gustaership with au university, walmart, walgreens and others are testing numbers are quickly increasing but we realize we have to continue to do more. as of this morn
younger people, it is a huge issue. announcer: share your experiences dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and ask .xperts your questions join our live conversation every morning on washington journal which starts at 7:00 and week nights at 8:00 p.m. eastern for washington journal primetime. georgia governor brian kemp held a briefing yesterday in update on give an the state s efforts to handle the coronavirus pandemic. he took questions on the state s hospital equipment shortage and enforcement of the stay at home order. good afternoon, everyone. i apologize we re running a few minutes late. being you so much for with us today. as usual, i have the public health commissioner, dr. kathleen toomey, adjunct georgia tom carden, emergency management and homeland security director homer brison, all the people operating under the direction standing leaders behind me are truly remarkable. including them. they ve been working, as you imagine, long hours, with very little sle
our guest greg walden of oregon, newsmakers sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. eastern on c-span. georgia governor brian kemp participate in in a town hall n atlanta with state and local officials on the states response to the coronavirus outbreak of topics include the homeless population, procuring medical supplies, the academic school year and the financial and economic impact on the people of georgia and small businesses. he also address coronavirus testing priorities and availability across the state. coronavirus in georgia. there is no need for people to panic. it change changed life as ww it. schools shut down. yes, it is very scary. stores running low on some essentials. the shells of the into. and medical facilities pushed to the limit. many of our supplies are running critically low. tonight member of the coronavirus task force and georgia s governor answer the most pressing questions and lay out their plans to stop the spread. in this time of need on
racing in this unique time. changednow, life has over the past weeks in our state. across our country and across the world. home,ildren are now at many georgians are working remotely. public gatherings are few and far between. that is for a very good reason. some health care facilities are ramping up capacity as they see more and more patients and providing critical treatments to those in need. level are the local working hard to make the right calls at the right time to keep our citizens safe. there are no easy answers. the guidance continues to change as we fight to stop the spread of covid-19. we must remain dynamic in response. we have to stay united in the fight and georgians deserve to have the facts to make the right decisions. they need as much information as possible to keep loved ones safe. yesterday there were 197 cases of covid-19. three confirmed deaths. today there are 287 cases of covid-19 spending 36 counties. lawrence,des glenn, and other places that had no c
spreads. all of this is fueling more debate on how school districts can best keep kids and teachers safe. meantime, hospital staffing shortages and dwindling testing supplies are becoming more common. in california the national guard is being activated to help assist hospitals where needed. in colorado the state activated its crisis standards of care to keep up with the rise in patients. cnn s nadia romero is in atlanta where students are returning to classes in school, right, on monday, so what are people saying about the plans? reporter: yeah, fred, that is the plan so far, right, but the original plan was for them to return to in-person learning once they returned from holiday break, but then we had this rise in covid-19 cases, so they went back to remote learning. monday is the day. and on that day as well starts mandatory testing for teachers at the atlanta public school district, twice a week, and students can get tested as well with parental consent. that s how the