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UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 5:19 pm ET Replies(2) Five newly elected metro-Atlanta sheriffs along with one outside Atlanta tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a training event at Callaway Gardens. (Shutterstock / Noel V. Baebler) ATLANTA, GA Another Atlanta-area sheriff-elect has tested positive for the coronavirus after attending a professional training event. Incoming DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox announced Friday that she d tested positive for COVID-19. According to a statement from the county, Maddox is not experiencing symptoms and is quarantining at home. She s the fifth Atlanta-area sheriff-elect to test positive after attending a training event in Callaway Gardens conducted by the Georgia Sheriff s Association. ....
DeKalb County Sheriff-Elect Tests Positive For COVID-19 - Decatur-Avondale Estates, GA - Incoming DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox said Dec. 11 that she tested positive for COVID-19 after a state training seminar. ....
DeKalb sheriff tests positive for COVID-19 By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team Published DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox (FOX 5 Atlanta). DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says that DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox has tested positive for COVID-19. The sheriff s office stated that Maddox had likely been exposed to the virus while attending a training session by the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association in Pine Mountain, Georgia for the past several weeks. Maddox is one of four sheriff-elects serving the metro Atlanta area who have tested positive for the virus. The others include Fulton, Gwinnett, and Cobb counties. .“Although the test results are positive, I am not experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19,” said Sheriff Maddox. “I am, in fact, feeling well and hope to continue to overcome any effects that may occur. I appreciate the concerns that have been shared since becoming aware of this situation. ....
The DeKalb County Sheriffâs Office says DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox has tested positive for COVID-19. Sheriff Maddox received test results today after having revealed earlier this week that she and other newly- elected Georgia sheriffs had likely been exposed to the virus while attending a training session by the Georgia Sheriffsâ Association in Pine Mountain for the past several weeks. At least six other metro area sheriffs also tested positive, including Fulton County Sheriff-elect Pat Labat, Cobb County Sheriff-elect Craig Owens, Gwinnett Sheriff-elect Keybo Taylor and Henry County Sheriff-elect Reginald Scandret. The remaining two have not yet been identified. ....
Reply Thursday’s numbers pushed the seven-day moving average for new cases to 4,148.4, well above the summer-surge peak of 3,732.9 set on July 20. (Shutterstock / Lightspring) ATLANTA, GA Georgia set another one-day record on Thursday for newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19, with 6,126 reported statewide the first time ever that number has surpassed 6,000. The previous one-day record was 5,015, set on Dec. 4. That number doesn t include the 1,824 antigen-positive quick tests, which are slightly less accurate than the direct tests. Most other states include those tests with their totals. Added together, Georgia on Thursday reported nearly 8,000 positive tests for COVID-19 over the last 24 hours. Thursday s numbers pushed the seven-day moving average for new cases to 4,148.4, well above the summer-surge peak of 3,732.9 set on July 20. ....