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2 more deaths in Bartow, 1 in Gordon; 63 for the region; state toll at 1,444. Positive test results at 34,002; in our area, 728. Hospitals: Floyd, Redmond report 4 'positive' patients.
Cedartown woman faces 14 charges in wild chase that started near Floyd/Polk line, included gunfire (no injuries) and officers threatened.
Rome City Commission talks budget revisions, community gatherings, some poor responses to COVID-19 safety recommendations in the community.
Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Heat wave begins with 88 forecast for Saturday and Sunday.
Rant of the Day: The PUI Diaries -- Life as a patient under investigation.
Last Friday, a longtime colleague posted that he and his bride had read about the open-to-all coronavirus tests and they decided to get checked They did it by the book.
I wrote to him to congratulate him and asked him to time the test results because I was curious. And for good reason.
A week earlier, I did the same drill. This past Monday, I got the news -- negative. And despite more than a 10-day wait, my advice is basic: get the easy and painless test; they're open to all. The worst part? The wait.
