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    • Georgia Coronavirus: Hospital News

    Cars line up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine shot at a vaccination center in Doraville. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
    Local News
    A look at major COVID-19 developments over the past week
    A firefighter from the Marins-Pompiers of Marseille performs tests at a lab where samples of sewage water are analysed in Marseille, southern France. The samples are used to trace concentrations of COVID-19 and the highly contagious variant that was discovered in the UK and now confirmed in the U.S. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
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    CDC: More contagious UK coronavirus strain could be dominant in US in March
    January 8, 2021 Atlanta: Trailers parked outside of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office located at 430 Pryor St SW in Atlanta (NOT CONFIRMED if these are used for overflow morgue). Health officials saw the COVID-19 surge coming and sounded alarms, but the holiday get-togethers went on. Now, the scenes officials have dreaded the most since the start of the pandemic are playing out all over Georgia. Hospitals overflow with COVID-19 patients. Some nursing homes are erupting with new cases. Vaccinations are behind, and, for lack of staff, some health districts are limiting COVID testing to get the shots to health care workers and the elderly. Meanwhile, with deaths mounting, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office has deployed a refrigerated morgue truck to store bodies. A second truck is ready to go. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
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    Georgia reports 100-plus new COVID-19 deaths for third straight day
    Dr. Kathleen Toomey (center), Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health, makes remarks during a COVID-19 update press conference at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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    Georgia climbs to 4th nationally in COVID-19 hospitalizations, White House says
    Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to members of the press to give an update on the COVID-19 vaccine at the Georgia State Capitol building on Friday. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
    Education
    Georgia leaders grapple with mounting frustration over vaccination campaign
    Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to members of the press to give an update on the COVID-19 vaccine at the Georgia State Capitol building on Friday, January 8, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
    Education
    Georgia announces new effort to get more people vaccinated
    Grady ambulance crew prepare to begin their day on Friday. EMS crews across the state fear they soon may have to prioritize which patients to transport and which to leave behind. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
    Investigations
    Georgia EMS crews near ‘breaking point’
    Nursing professor Pattie Troyan gets a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from RN Elham Roshanravan at the DeKalb COVID-19 drive through testing site at BrandsMart USA on Thursday in Doraville. DeKalb was forced to suspend testing at its county-run locations in order to devote its staff to vaccinating health care workers. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)
    Coronavirus
    Georgia’s health care system on the brink
    Dr. Kathleen Toomey provides updates on COVID-19 in Georgia at a press conference before receiving her COVID-19 vaccination at Grady Hospital on Dec. 17, 2020. (Steve Schaefer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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    Georgia reports first U.K. COVID-19 strain; state now 9th in new cases
    Georgia Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey gives an update on the COVID-19 vaccine at the State Capital on December 31, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
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    Georgia reports UK strain of coronavirus found in 18-year-old
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