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FAQ: Will warmer weather decrease your risk of infection with the virus that causes COVID-19?
A: It is not yet known if weather and temperature affect the spread of COVID-19. Some other viruses, like those that cause the common cold and flu, spread more during cold weather months but that does not mean it is impossible to become sick with these viruses during other months. There is much more to learn about the transmissibility, severity, and other features associated with COVID-19 and investigations are ongoing.
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faced no greater crisis in recent history than the COVID-19 outbreak. Fortunately for the residents of coastal Georgia, several community partners have joined with the Coastal Health District to increase public health’s capacity to respond.
Medical students from Mercer University and and the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University have been conducting patient interviews and notifying close contacts of patients to help prevent further spread of COVID-19. Medical students and nurses from the Southeast Georgia Health System have also been working at our drive-through specimen collection sites in Glynn and Chatham Counties. Doctors send patients to these sites to have their nasal passages swabbed for testing.
Several local law enforcement agencies have also been on hand to assist with security and traffic flow.
The Georgia Department of Public Health is partnering with Georgia Poison Center and PunchAlert to provide you with the latest COVID-19 alerts, information, and recommendations from governmental officials.
This is a particularly meaningful time of year for people of various faiths, with observations like Passover and Easter on the religious calendar. As challenging as it may be to change your annual traditions, it's very important to stay committed to social distancing and avoid in-person gatherings right now.
