Phoebe Sumter COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Published 5:11 pm Wednesday, August 4, 2021

By Ken Gustafson

Phoebe Sumter Medical Center CEO Brandi Lunneborg stated in her facebook live weekly update that the numbers of people contracting COVID-19 in Sumter County and surrounding areas are growing, as are the numbers of those being hospitalized for COVID-19 at the facility. Lunneborg's update can be viewed at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center facebook page. Submitted Photo
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By Marcus Johnson

 

AMERICUS – Fueled by the super-contagious delta variant, COVID-19 is once again raging in South Georgia. The number of COVID-19 patients in our hospitals is spiking at a rate we have not seen since the earliest days of the pandemic. The attached graphic shows Phoebe’s latest numbers, including 80 hospitalized in Albany and 9 in Americus. You can visit the Georgia Department of Public Health website for the latest infection and vaccination numbers statewide and by county. (https://dph.georgia.gov/)

Please do your part to reduce the spread of the virus by getting vaccinated, wearing a mask and social distancing. #CombatCovid

 

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