ATLANTA — Here’s a roundup of what’s happening so far today, March 15: (Click here for the previous day)
- Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced live on Channel 2 Action News on Sunday night that she’s signed an executive order that bans crowds of 250 people or more and declared a state of emergency in metro Atlanta.
- The number of coronavirus cases in Georgia has risen to 99. One person has died.
- Falcons and Atlanta United owner Arthur Blank says he will take care of full-time, hourly associates for both teams and for Mercedes-Benz Stadium. We’re working to learn more details
- President Donald Trump called on a local pastor to lead a national day of prayer.
- An employee with the Newton County School System has tested positive for the virus. The employee works at the Newton County theme school.
- A third staff member at Fulton County Schools has tested positive for the virus.
- Two Emory University students who lived in undergraduate housing are being tested for the virus.
- Georgia Power and Atlanta Gas Light both announced they will temporarily suspend service disconnections.
- Students and parents are working to transition to online learning tomorrow.
- Schools have released information on how students can continue to get meal service through bus deliveries.
- Quarantined ship passengers have begun returning home from Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
- A Georgia Waffle House cook who contracted the virus and was quarantined at a state park has been released.
Click here for our full list of cancellations and closures.