Politics & Government
$10M Emergency Funding Approved By Fulton County: GA Coronavirus
Fulton County will spend $10 million to provide coronavirus support to residents and small businesses.
FULTON COUNTY, GA — Emergency funding is on its way in Fulton County to assist specific groups impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. It will assist residents and small businesses, reports the Georgia Sun.
The Fulton County Commission unanimously approved $10 million to be used for senior services, homelessness and relief in the form of loans to small businesses, including arts groups.
“Our citizens are hurting and need financial assistance now,” said Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts. “This money is to be used for direct services to our citizens and distributed as quickly as possible. Time is of the essence.”
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More than 1 million COVID-19 cases have been confirmed worldwide and more than 51,500 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Thursday afternoon. The United States had over 236,300 cases — the most of any country — as of Thursday afternoon, with more than 5,640 deaths.
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Fulton County's 712 cases are the most of any Georgia locality. The next highest totals are 507 in Dougherty County, DeKalb with 396 cases, Cobb with 329 cases, Gwinnett with 282 cases, Bartow with 147 cases, Carroll with 133 cases and Clayton with 148 cases.
Of those counties, Dougherty has the most deaths in the state with 29. Fulton has had 22 deaths, Cobb had 17, Lee and Clarke both have had seven. Gwinnett and DeKalb had six. Bartow, Cherokee and Fayette, each had four. Houston and Clayton had five, and Henry, Coweta, Terrell, Rockdale, Floyd, Chatham, and Barrow each had two deaths. Douglas and Sumter had three.
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