The editorial board of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution stated the governor should focus on goals and not dates as he aims to reopen some businesses as early as Friday.
"The coronavirus isn't following the calendar. The state's plan should be built around infection rates, testing data and ongoing plans to monitor new cases. Arbitrary dates aren't helpful and could create false hope or a temptation to abandon practices that are working," the editorial stated. They also feel the state's testing should be improved.
The editorial board stated that Georgia"has many more cases than we know about because only a small fraction of us have been tested. In fact, only those with the strongest symptoms qualified for testing until recently." "Let's also remember the state's weak data gathering. For example, until last week, the state only attributed death to COVID-19 when diagnoses were confirmed by laboratory tests. By omitting symptomatic people who died before they could be tested, the state understated the problem and lacks a true picture of the pandemic," the editorial board stated.
Georgia has 19,398 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 774 deaths as of Monday evening, according to the state's Department of Public Health COVID-19 daily status report. The report also states that there are only 3,702 people hospitalized who have tested positive. ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 19: A sign displays"Social Distancing" at Centennial Olympic Park as the coronavirus pandemic continues on April 19, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued an executive order for Georgians to shelter in place due to the coronavirus. There are currently over 18,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Georgia.
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