Editing COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (U.S. state) (section)

=== July 2020 to present===

By July 20, there were COVID-19 outbreaks at several [[nursing home]]s and senior care facilities in northwest Georgia. Across eleven facilities, there were 248 infected residents, 130 infected staff members, and 32 deaths.<ref>{{cite news |last=Parker |first=Collins |date=July 20, 2020 |title=Dalton Nursing Home leads latest Covid-19 outbreak in northwest Georgia |url=https://wdef.com/2020/07/20/dalton-nursing-home-leads-latest-covid-19-outbreak-northwest-georgia/ |url-status=live |work=wdef.com |location=DALTON, Georgia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724182729/https://wdef.com/2020/07/20/dalton-nursing-home-leads-latest-covid-19-outbreak-northwest-georgia/ |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=August 1, 2020 }}</ref>

On August 6, a photo and a video of a crowded hallway at [[North Paulding High School]] was posted to social media, highlighting a lack of [[social distancing]] and low rate of [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|face mask usage]] at the school. Two students received suspensions that were later reversed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Strapagiel |first=Lauren |date=August 6, 2020 |title=Two Students Say They Were Suspended From Their Georgia High School For Posting Photos Of Crowded Hallways |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/north-paulding-high-school-suspensions-for-hallway-photos |url-status=live |work=[[BuzzFeed News]] |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105153229/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/north-paulding-high-school-suspensions-for-hallway-photos |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |access-date=January 31, 2021}}</ref> On August 10, after one week of resuming in-person classes, six students and three faculty tested positive for COVID-19 at that same school, causing it to close.<ref>{{cite news |last=Booker |first=Brakkton |date=August 10, 2020 |title=9 Test Positive For Coronavirus After In-Person Classes Resume At Georgia High School |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/08/10/900846570/georgia-high-school-temporarily-switches-to-virtual-learning-after-9-positive-te |work=[[NPR]] |location= |access-date=January 31, 2021}}</ref> On August 10, [[Cherokee County School District (Georgia)|Cherokee County School District]] sent more than 250 students and faculty home to quarantine after eleven students and two faculty members tested positive for COVID-19. The students ranged from first grade to twelfth grade.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stanglin |first1=Doug |last2=Shannon |first2=Joel |date=August 10, 2020 |title=250 students and staff asked to quarantine in Georgia district after one week of school |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/08/08/hundreds-students-staff-quarantine-georgia-school-district-cherokee/3327173001/ |url-status=live |work=[[USA Today]] |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007101645/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/08/08/hundreds-students-staff-quarantine-georgia-school-district-cherokee/3327173001/ |archive-date=October 7, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2021}}</ref>

On August 12, Georgia reported its highest single-day death toll since start of the pandemic, at 122 deaths.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 12, 2020 |title=Florida and Georgia report highest single-day death tolls since start of coronavirus pandemic |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/11/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |location=Georgia |access-date=August 13, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150819/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/11/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On August 25, [[Georgia Tech]] had a total of 302 cases since March. A fraternity with 25 cases was quarantined.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-25|title=Georgia Tech quarantines fraternity, reports 51 new cases of COVID-19|url=https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/georgia-tech-quarantines-fraternity-reports-51-new-cases-of-covid-19/|access-date=2020-09-11|website=KTVE - myarklamiss.com|language=en-US|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150746/https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/georgia-tech-quarantines-fraternity-reports-51-new-cases-of-covid-19/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 11, 10% of on-campus students at [[Georgia College & State University|Georgia College and State University]] had tested positive since the beginning of August, for a total of 645 cases. Students were being housed in double rooms, against guidance from the [[American College Health Association]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burke|first=Lilah|date=2020-09-11|title=10 percent of students at Georgia College have had COVID-19|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/09/11/10-percent-students-georgia-college-have-had-covid-19|access-date=2020-09-11|website=Inside Higher Ed|language=en|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150735/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/09/11/10-percent-students-georgia-college-have-had-covid-19|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 16, many attendees at a 7,000 person campaign rally for President Trump in [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] did not wear masks. A digital billboard nearby displayed the words "Trump COVID Superspreader event."<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|title='Trump COVID Superspreader Event' billboard appears before another MAGA rally|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/trump-covid-superspreader-event-billboard-appears-before-macon-maga-rally/93-65a11d61-4f4a-4590-b879-8c499914c2bf|access-date=2020-10-31|website=wtsp.com|date=October 15, 2020 |language=en-US|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150741/https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/trump-covid-superspreader-event-billboard-appears-before-macon-maga-rally/93-65a11d61-4f4a-4590-b879-8c499914c2bf|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 30, Governor Kemp and his wife began quarantining after exposure to an individual who had tested positive.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Turnage|first=Jeremy|date=2020-10-30|title=Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp, First Lady test negative, but go into quarantine after COVID exposure|url=https://www.wrdw.com/2020/10/30/ga-gov-brian-kemp-first-lady-quarantining-after-covid-exposure/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=WRDW|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150751/https://www.wrdw.com/2020/10/30/ga-gov-brian-kemp-first-lady-quarantining-after-covid-exposure/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 7, 2021, [[Gwinnett County Public Schools]] had 920 active student and 162 new staff cases. On January 8, 2021, [[Fulton County School System]] had 142 new student and staff cases, and Cherokee County School District (CCSD) cancelled in-person schooling after 441 of the 4,800 staff were out due to either having COVID-19 or being in quarantine after exposure. CCSD had 147 active student and 92 staff COVID-19 infections.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dixon |first=Kristal |date=January 8, 2021 |title=COVID-19 surge, lack of teachers forces Cherokee schools to close classrooms |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/covid-19-surge-lack-of-teachers-forces-cherokee-schools-to-close-classrooms/6ZXVMXXXLFBWJKV63IEZ4UEGII/ |url-status=live |work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130173538/https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/covid-19-surge-lack-of-teachers-forces-cherokee-schools-to-close-classrooms/6ZXVMXXXLFBWJKV63IEZ4UEGII/ |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |access-date=February 1, 2021}}</ref>

On March 23, 2021, Governor Kemp announced that all Georgia adults ages 16 and up will be [[eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine]] beginning March 25. <ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Tee |date=March 23, 2021 |title=All Georgia Adults Can Begin Getting The COVID Vaccine On Thursday -- Here's Where To Get The Shot |url=https://atlantafi.com/georgia-covid-vaccine-eligibility/ |work=[[AtlantaFi.com]]}}</ref>