CORONAVIRUS IN GEORGIA: Delta losing $50 million a day

GEORGIA — Here’s a roundup of what’s happening so far today, May 14: (Click here for the previous day)

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• The state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is up to 35,977 and 1,544 deaths as of 7 p.m. Thursday. The Georgia Department of Public Health says it will update its website with new data at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
• NASCAR is coming back to Atlanta in June - but without fans.
• 240k unemployment claims were filed in our state. Last week, Georgia saw a dip in the number of new unemployment claims.
• New unemployment numbers released this morning showed nearly 3 million more Americans filed claims last week.
• Zoo Atlanta announced it will reopen to the public on Saturday but with some changes to help keep visitors safe.
• Delta Air Lines announced Thursday that they are losing $50 million a day and have refunded $1.2 billion dollars in air fare to customers. They also are retiring their Boeing 777 fleet.
• Gov. Brian Kemp will travel to Gainesville on Friday to tour Fieldale Farms, a community testing site and a temporary medical pod at Northeast Georgia Health System.
• Georgia voters requested 1.4 million absentee ballots and counties have already received 250,000 ballots with several weeks to go before the presidential primary.
• More than $150,000 in grant funding will help City of South Fulton firefighters continue to provide personal protective equipment and fire education resources for firefighters during the COVID-19 pandemic
• A special C-130 flyover saluted north Georgia hospital workers and front line responders.
• There will be a third flyover tomorrow:

• The Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner says all offices will be open starting Monday May 18. With more than 200,000 residents who need to complete tax, tag and title services in one month instead of three, customers should expect longer waits. Visiting on odd or even days to match birthdays is suggested - not mandated - to split the crowd. For example, a March 25 birthday would visit on odd days such as May 27, 29 and so on; and an April 24 birthday on May 26, 28 or so on. Visitors are asked to check-in, wait in their car until called and then go to staging.
• Summer camps will be allowed to open under the new executive order. Many parents wonder how safe is it to send their children to them.
• The Northeast Georgia Health System confirmed one of its nurses died from COVID-19 complications. Deb Stevers died Tuesday after she spent several weeks in critical care.
• Gov. Brian Kemp’s new executive order is now in effect and outlines the rules and guidelines as the state continues to reopen. Here’s what will stay closed and the new guidelines.
• The White House announced that Georgia will receive more than $260 million in federal funding to increase testing capacity in the state.

Day cares, summer camps allowed to reopen but parents wonder if it?s safe to send their kids Right now, only about half of state licensed day cares are currently open.

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