There were 40 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Georgia in the week ending July 16, making up 4.8% of total deaths by all causes in Georgia.
Piedmont Athens Regional’s Sports Medicine department announced Lindsey Herring, a rising senior at Lake Oconee Academy, has been named Athlete of the Month, a program that recognizes one student athlete each month for his/her demonstrated perseverance through an athletic injury or medical illness either on or off the field.
There were 71 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia during the week ending July 30, 2022, a 9% decrease from the previous week.
There were 199 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Georgia in the week ending July 16, making up 23.9% of total deaths by all causes in Georgia.
Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 323 deaths being in Georgia, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.
There were 33 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia during the week ending July 30, 2022, a 13.2% decrease from the previous week.
While extreme heat has been a relative for many states this summer, the need for households to constantly run their air conditioning to keep cool has led to record-high electric bills.