Oconee County Coroavirus Update April 22

Press release from the Oconee County Government:

April 22, 2020

Thank you for continuing to protect yourself and others by following CDC recommendations and practicing social distancing to prevent COVID-19 transmission. The Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Daily Status Report https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report lists 53 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Oconee County as of noon on April 22.

On Monday, April 20, 2020, Governor Kemp issued an Executive Order Providing Flexibility for Healthcare Practices, Moving Certain Businesses to Minimum Operations, and Providing for Emergency Response.

Included in this order are the following provisions:

• Medical practices, dental practices, orthodontics practices, optometry practices, physical therapists, ambulatory surgical centers, physicians performing elective surgeries, healthcare institutions, medical facilities and any and all other healthcare-related practices and services that have ceased operations should begin treating patients in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service guidelines, and provisions of the Executive Order.
• On April 24, all gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, estheticians, hair designers, massage therapists may begin in-person Minimum Basic Operations as defined by the Executive Order.

Click below to read the Governor’s Executive Order:

Governor Kemp’s Executive Order April 20, 2020

As a reminder, the Shelter in Place Order is still active and will expire on April 30 at 11:59 p.m.

For more information on the COVID-19 response in Oconee County, visit https://www.oconeecounty.com/1142/12892/Novel-Coronavirus.

This press release was produced by the Oconee County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.