ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) urges citizens to take precautions while COVID-19 cases rise in Georgia, as well as donate blood after recent reports of blood donation shortages across the country.
“Our state legislature and agencies have done a tremendous job taking action to protect citizens against COVID-19,” said Rep. Scott. “I want to remind citizens to take precautions during this time and to utilize information from the DPH’s website to protect themselves and their families. Please stay home, but if you must go out, please stay away from crowded areas. Likewise, please watch church services online instead of going to public church services. I also encourage citizens to go on walks around neighborhoods for exercise instead of going to the gym, as well as wash their hands to practice good hygiene. Furthermore, my constituents should try to remain safe by not answering their doors unless they are expecting visitors. And, if citizens can donate blood to help with the shortage, please consider doing so.”
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) reported that there are 146 cases of COVID-19 in Georgia as of today, March 17. The DPH releases its daily status report on COVID-19 at noon on its website.
On Saturday, March 14, Gov. Kemp declared a public health state of emergency to allow the state to further address the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Georgia. Gov. Kemp officially declared the public health state of emergency after President Donald Trump signed a national emergency declaration for the U.S. Following the governor’s declaration, the Georgia General Assembly convened for a special legislative session to ratify Governor Brian Kemp’s proclamation of a public health state of emergency in Georgia on Monday, March 16, 2020. The General Assembly adopted a joint resolution, House Resolution 4EX, to concur with the governor’s executive order and ratify the public health state of emergency. The public health state of emergency will allow all of the state’s resources to be made available for the mitigation and treatment of COVID-19.
For more information about the governor’s declaration of a public health state of emergency, please click here.
To view the DPH’s daily status report, please click here.
For more information about COVID-19, please click here.
For more information on how to donate blood with the American Red Cross, please click here.
Representative Sandra Scott represents the citizens of District 76, which includes portions of Clayton and Henry counties. She was first elected to the House Representatives in 2010 and currently serves on the Defense & Veterans Affairs, Human Relations & Aging, Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment, Science and Technology and Special Rules committees.
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