There were 15 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Georgia in the week ending Feb. 12, making up 1.6 percent of total deaths by all causes in Georgia.
There were 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Georgia in the week ending Feb. 12, making up one percent of total deaths by all causes in Georgia.
There were 145 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia during the week ending Feb. 5, a 52.8 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 230 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia in the week ending Feb. 5, making up 25 percent of total deaths by all causes in Georgia.
There were 117 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia during the week ending Feb. 5, a 46.8 percent decrease from the previous week.
Voter group VoterGA is asking Georgia lawmakers to block Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s plan to outsource the state’s voter registration system by moving it to the internet cloud.
Georgia Tech Professor Sundaresan Jayaraman is among a small group of national experts that has authored a new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report that outlines a roadmap to protect the respiratory health of all Americans.
Carroll County and Carrollton City Schools recently named their Teachers of the Year, and nearly three-quarters of them are University of West Georgia alumni.
There were 246 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Georgia in the week ending Feb. 5, making up 26.7 percent of total deaths by all causes in Georgia.
There were 53 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia during the week ending Feb. 5, a 15.9 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 43 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia during the week ending Feb. 5, a 43.4 percent decrease from the previous week.