Georgia's Timeline of Navigating COVID-19

By mak10006

  • First Confirmed Case

    GA Governor Brian Kemp announced 1st confirmed COVID-19 case in Georgia.

  • Declaration of Global Pandemic

    Due to these rapid spread of the virus, the World Health Organization labels the COVID-19 virus as a global pandemic.

  • Closing Schools

    All schools from kindergarten to college universities were closed immediately closed for a 2 weeks.

  • First Stay-At-Home Order

    The first stay-at-home order was put into place. This order closed bars, nightclubs, gatherings of 10 or more people and completed isolation for those with health risks. This shelter in place was set to last for March 24 to April 6. At this time, there was a culminating 1,076 confirmed cases and 22 deaths.

  • Schools Closed for The Rest of The Year

    Kemp signed a new executive order closing down all schools for the remainder of the year.

  • Closing all Nonessential Businesses

    This 2nd Stay-At-Home Order closes all nonessential business such as bars, nightclubs, dine-in restaurants, entertainment facilities, and hair salons. This order would last from April 4 to April 13. At the time of this order, there were 5,441 culminated cases and 169 deaths

  • Reopening Businesses

    Kemp reopened some nonessential businesses as long as they complied with CDC Guidelines. Those business consisted of gyms, hair and nail salons, and some entertainment facilities.

  • Extending State of Emergency

    Kemp extended GA's state of emergency to June 12 as culminated cases surpassed 25,000 and the death toll rose to over 1,100.

  • Shelter-In-Place Order Put In Place For High Risk Individuals Only

    Kemp extended his shelter-in-place order to high risk individuals or people with pre existing conditions

  • Concert Venues Can Reopen

    Kemp signed an order declaring that concert and other public venues can reopen July 1st.

  • No Mask Mandate

    Kemp signed an executive order that prohibits local officials and mayors from instituting a mask mandate for their areas. When this was signed, Georgia had culminated over 126,000 cases and 3,077 people had died.

  • Schools Resumed

    Children in grades K-12 and college students were welcomed back on campuses to participate in fully remote, hybrid, or completely in-person classes. At this time, GA has surpassed 233,100 cases and 4,644 deaths.

  • Lifting Mask Mandate Ban

    Kemp lifted in ban on local governments to enact mask mandates. However, the order did place restrictions fining people who do not wear masks.