University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution BREAKING: Georgia reports 35 more coronavirus deaths as cases reach 8,818 By Chelsea Prince 4/7/2020 For the second day in a row, the number of deaths from the coronavirus in Georgia has risen sharply. Thirty-five more Georgians have died since Monday night, according to the latest data from the […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Coronavirus death toll in Georgia increases to 229; 7,314 total cases confirmed By Asia Simone Burns 4/6/2020 In the span of one week, the number of Georgians who have died due to the new coronavirus has more than doubled, according to data from state health officials. Authorities on Monday […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution BREAKING: Coronavirus cases top 5K in Georgia, 163 deaths reported By Chelsea Prince, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia’s coronavirus cases surpassed 5,000 Thursday, and the number of deaths across the state continue to grow. The latest data from the Georgia Department of Public Health shows 5,348 confirmed cases, up about […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Coronavirus cases reach 5,831 in Georgia; 8 more deaths reported By Asia Simone Burns The novel coronavirus is maintaining a firm grip on Georgia as state health officials on Friday reported 387 new cases and a growing death toll. The latest data from the Georgia Department of Public Health […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia medical students work to free up doctors in coronavirus fight By Eric Stirgus Last year, Augusta native Susan Brands was learning how to do CPR. Next week, she’ll put her additional medical skills to practice to combat the coronavirus. Brands, 25, is among 400 third- and fourth-year students […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution In hard-hit Georgia, virus expected to linger By Alan Judd Confirmed cases up 472% in one week; deaths stand at 56. Georgia is under a particularly brutal siege from the novel coronavirus, a situation unlikely to end for weeks, or even longer. Only five states have reported more deaths […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia surpasses 3K cases of coronavirus, reaches 102 deaths By Chelsea Prince and Zachary Hansen [8:07 p.m.]: The Georgia Department of Public Health tweaked the number of coronavirus cases and deaths reported from the 7 p.m. update to add two more deaths and four more confirmed cases. In total, […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution BREAKING: Coronavirus cases in Georgia rise to 4,638, death toll at 139 By Chelsea Prince The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Georgia has more than doubled in the past five days, from just over 2,000 cases Friday to more than 4,500 Wednesday. There are now at least 4,638 […]

University System News: The Times-Georgian Kelly to take UWG post a week early By Stephanie Allen The University of West Georgia announced Friday that Dr. Brenden Kelly will begin his presidency on Monday, March 23, after he was originally scheduled to begin April 1. Kelly will assume his role as the eighth president of UWG, […]

University System News: The Augusta Chronicle Georgia House signs off on fiscal 2021 state budget By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service The Georgia House of Representatives adopted a $28.1 billion state budget Tuesday that would restore many of the spending cuts Gov. Brian Kemp proposed in January. The fiscal 2021 budget, which passed 134-35 […]