DeKalb to Distribute 4K Additional COVID-19 Care Kits This Week

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — DeKalb County will pass out 4,000 COVID-19 care kits containing two non-surgical masks and hand sanitizer to residents on Wednesday and this Saturday. The DeKalb County Board of Health is supporting this initiative to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus.

“Last Saturday, approximately 80 police and fire rescue recruits distributed 2,000 COVID-19
care packets, and they will be back out [Wednesday] and Saturday,” said DeKalb County CEO
Michael Thurmond in a news release. “The DeKalb County Government and the Board of Health are redoubling our ongoing efforts to educate and protect our residents.”

The COVID-19 care packets also contain a card with tips on how to prevent the spread of
COVID-19 and information encouraging residents to respond to the 2020 U. S. Census
Questionnaire.

The county’s outreach efforts will focus on economically disadvantaged communities that have
been identified by the DeKalb County Board of Health as experiencing the highest number of
COVID-19 infections.

DeKalb County has the second highest number of confirmed cases in the state with more than 2,300 reported. There have been 58 confirmed deaths in the county from the pandemic.

On April 23, CEO Thurmond issued his third executive order related to the COVID-19 pandemic
in which he urged residents to wear face coverings at all times in public and continue to follow
guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.