Tag: Disease
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AdventHealth Medical Group to host AngioScreen bus
AdventHealth Medical Group Family and Internal Medicine at Cedartown is hosting the AdventHealth AngioScreen bus 8 am to 3 pm., Thursday, July 18. The AngioScreen bus will be parked at the main entrance of the AdventHealth Family and Internal Medicine office in Cedartown, Ga. An AngioScreen is a noninvasive, 10-minute vascular screening designed to assess…
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School board tables update to infectious disease policy for review
The Polk County Board of Education as part of the process for making updates on policies tabled one for review until their October meeting when they approve the measure. A complete overhaul of the policy was needed to ensure the health and safety of students in the future that was previously written when the biggest…
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This graphic representation of COVID-19 was provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Counting COVID Cases: State surpasses 100,000 case mark, 21 new cases in Polk
The numbers jumped dramatically on Tuesday both in Polk County and across the state for the total number of COVID-19 cases, according to the afternoon figures released by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Polk County alone added 21 cases to the tally, bringing the total to 254 positives as of the Tuesday, July 7…
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This graphic representation of COVID-19 was provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Counting COVID Cases: Seven new positives on July 4, another 2,800+ statewide increase
After a record day locally, Polk County’s tally of new COVID-19 cases increased by another seven for the July 4 holiday. The latest report from the Georgia Department of Public Health put the new local total of cases at 231 for the day, but saw no movement in the 16 hospitalizations and single death since…
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This graphic representation of COVID-19 was provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Counting COVID Cases: Polk hits 200 even, statewide tally past 72,000 for Friday
Polk County’s number of COVID-19 cases hit 200 as the week came to a close, adding three new positives for the day as the statewide tally went past 72,000 people who have contracted the virus. Locally, that brings the number of new cases to 22 for the week, though the number of hospitalizations has remained…