Blue Ridge, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting that there have been 157 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Fannin County. This information comes from the DPH Thursday, July 16 report at 7:oo p.m. DPH is also reporting that 12 of these cases have required hospitalizations.
The latest DPH report is also confirming a second Covid-19 related death for a Fannin County resident.
The total number of 157 confirmed positive cases for the county is a cumulative number and includes cases dating back to March. DPH is not reporting the number of recoveries due to the inefficiency in tracking cases. Instead of recording recoveries, many states are reporting “known outcomes”. These cases are where a patient required hospitalization. In these cases, it is observable to medical to staff whether or not the patient recovered.
Fannin County has seen a spike in the recent number of cases over the last couple of weeks, with cases jumping by sometimes 20 in a single day. This is due to the virus seeing a resurgence in spread and also due to the availability of testing ,with more people getting tested.
At this time, Fetch Your News does not have any additional details about these cases. We will bring you updates as soon as information is available for the public.
The total cumulative number of cases in Georgia as of the July 16, 7:00 p.m. update is now total number of confirmed cases 135,183 with 14,647 hospitalized (2,781 ICU Admissions), and 3,132 deaths. 1,198,678 tests have been administered in Georgia.
Timeline of First 35 Confirmed Cases in Fannin County:
*Fetch Your News has chosen to report on cases confirmed by the Georgia Department of Health (DPH) only. These reports may not reflect real-time spread as the laboratories processing COVID-19 tests are reportedly backlogged by several days. Fetch Your News is also reaching out to local sources to confirm positive cases before writing articles on the subject.
Inconsistency in data being reported:
The Georgia Department of Health originally reported one death in Fannin County due to Covid-19 in their April 20, 7:00 p.m. update. This update listed the victim as a 74 year old male with underlying health conditions.
DPH also reported a 19 confirmed case of Covid-19 in Fannin County.
In their April 22, 12:00 p.m. update, DPH rescinded both the reported death and additional case. This brings Fannin County total cases to 18 with zero deaths from Covid-19.
This is not the first time that there have been discrepancies in DPH reporting for Fannin County. DPH had reported a 10th case earlier in April, but then later rescinded this case bring the total back down to 9.
First Case in Fannin County Original Story Below:
The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed on Tuesday, March 24 in their 7:00 p.m. update, that Fannin County has recorded its first confirmed case of Coronavirus (Covid-19).
While there have been several suspected cases in Fannin County, until today all tests had come back negative.
The first confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Georgia was announced by state officials on March 2. These cases were of a Fulton man in his 50’s that had recently returned from a work trip in Milan, and his 15-year-old son.
Georgia’s total number of positive cases confirmed by DPH as of 7:00 p.m. on March 24, has risen to 1097.
At this time DPH has noted 38 deaths related to Covid-19 in Georgia.
Neighboring counties are reporting zero cases in Gilmer County and zero cases in Union County.
DPH updates the list of confirmed cases in Georgia at noon and 7 p.m. each day. The numbers are expected to increase as more testing becomes available to the public.
FYN will bring you more details as they become available.
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This is definitely the mayor of blue ridges fault saying oh come on down to blue ridge to escape boredom that’s so stupid hope she sleeps good tonight
I agree!!!
Yep so true her and her Entourage are a joke and that city Attorney WTF
Shawn it’s not her fault! It was coming regardless its every where and people has the right to go where they want to go. Don’t get me wrong I think people should have respect for others and stay home! I’m sure the mayor didn’t mean no harm that’s just her personality to everyone!
It serves no purpose to play the blame game. People continued to come. And hopefully they weren't infected when they came up here. Hopefully everyone continues with social distancing. And people with second homes came up also. It's the price you pay for living in a free society.
that's a bunch of bull, she knew what she was doing, she was just about the all mighty dollar,
she is an idiot quit making excuses for her!
Probably an outsider from Atlanta invited by our mayor
With all the people moving up here I'm shocked it's not more and I'm sure it is you can't throw a stick without hitting a Florida people or someone from some other place up here anymore ... Then have mess blue Ridge And fannin co up trying make it something it's not as a native people born and raised here it make me sick and sad to see people mess up are way of like if your not from blue Ridge you shouldnt be in blue Ridge is my feeling Florida people need to stay home alone with all the others
Jonathan unless you are a native Indian - you don't belong here either ...never mind the Floridians. Germs were spread by the white man from back in the 1600's to this present day. Stop blaming anyone - this insidious disease is another flu that by the way have been increasing in variance every year. There has been many flues from past centuries that account for many deaths, globally.
What I am trying to say that now is the time to be empathetic and supportive of your human man not an island unto yourself.
Evan, Give me a break, just shut up
Evan actually I am a Native American Cherokee. So you just mind your own business my people was in Georgia and North Carolina before any of these people were Jonathan
So small minded. Be happy stupidity isn't considered an underlying issue.
Were the cases tourists or locals?
Wow your so right about all this moving up here I'm 67 and from,ellijay GA and it's just a mess down here to I just want people to stay where there from and stop coming up here it's like mostly the real estate people trying get people up here knowing full well the people from,here doesn't want people from Florida Texas Ohio New York down here and we have the coronavrius so we sure don't need more people moving down here my 2 cent Anna
shelter in place , wear mask when out and santize your hands people in atlanta need to stay put in atlanta till this pandemic is over !!
If it wasn't for people moving here from elsewhere, this place would be one sorry little, poor town. Appreciate them and stopping complaining. They keep our economy alive.
We were doing just fine, born here and been here 63 years, liked it better without the 4-lane traffic.
it was just fine before, we always had a great time, with no 4-lane traffic
People from Atlanta who have homes in Blue Ridge should be able to shelter in place in Blue Ridge! If I come to my Blue ridge cabin I would not go to any public places, so I would not be adding any additional risk to other people in Blue Ridge!!
I bet you will be going to grocery store, gas stations, Roses, & Walmart. How do you know you have not been somewhere people with this terrible virus has been and your not bringing it up here
I bet you go to grocery store, gas station, Roses, & Walmart, when our local people can't even get what they need. how do you know you have not been around someone with this terrible virus. It needs to be kept in your county not this one.
I absolutely agree with you! I was born here and have always been here and never ever thought this place would have grown this much. I wish these people would stay home. We like the outside money but come visit us then go home stop trying to make this place how you made where you cam from... Isn't that why you left your place? Cause you didn't like how it was there?
Where are people getting an actual test?!
Came up here 17years ago to get away from the crap in Orlando area. Disney and tourists ruined a lovely peaceful place to live.. this is what is going to happen here and believe me it's not worth it. You'll never have the secure feeling of home again. The safe feeling will be gone for your children, this I know. It's a shame it's destroying such beauty.
Some people would not be coming to blue ridge, if mayor Donna Whitener had not went public inviting them here !!
Donna whitener, your an Idiot... thanks.
Jonathan....I understand your feelings. I too lived in a small community, even smaller than Blue Ridge. I came from Taylorstown VA in Loudoun County.
Know that not all of us who have moved here want to change it. The reason we moved here, two years ago, was because it reminded me of the community I grew up in before people started moving in and wanting to make changes. I lived in Taylorstown for 57 years. I am 4th generation from there.
Please don’t think that all of us want to change it.