There were 96 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Georgia in the week ending Nov. 12, making up 5.4% of total deaths by all causes in Georgia.
There were 89 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Georgia in the week ending Nov. 12, making up five% of total deaths by all causes in Georgia.
South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 22-02 completed their training and were presented with their Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certificates of completion in a ceremony in the John M. Pope Center on the Americus campus.
Piedmont Newnan Hospital received an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2022, a national designation recognizing Piedmont Newnan’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital
The Lady Jets moved to first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) with a 2 – 0 record after an 81 – 41 victory over Andrew College Saturday.
Piedmont Eastside Medical Center is happy to announce the move of its cardiac rehab gymnasium to a larger space, which will be able to accommodate more patients and offer them state-of-the art equipment.
There were 71 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Georgia in the week ending Nov. 12, making up four% of total deaths by all causes in Georgia.
There were 28 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Georgia during the week ending Nov. 12, 2022, a 34.9% decrease from the previous week.
There were 16 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia during the week ending Nov. 12, 2022, a 46.7% decrease from the previous week.
After record early voting turnout in Georgia for the 2022 midterms, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Editorial Board called on President Joe Biden to apologize for his “Jim Crow 2.0” remarks on Georgia’s election voting law. Black voters were the second largest demographic to vote in Georgia with over 700,000 votes. An election official in Georgia said the record numbers at the polls show that there could not be systemic voter suppression.
There were 368 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Georgia during the week ending Nov. 12, 2022, a 2.6% decrease from the previous week.