Mask Requirement in Athens-Clarke County

The 25th local declaration of emergency approved by the Mayor & Commission on January 4, 2022 continues to include a mask requirement.

  • The local emergency order currently includes a mask requirement in public spaces and private entities.
  • As per a statewide executive order issued by the governor, private entities must opt in to the requirement.
  • As per the local order, the mask requirement is not enforced when the case rate is below 100 per 100,000 in the last 7 days per the CDC (see below).
  • The CDC case rate is updated in a graphic every Wednesday on this page below and on social media. Daily updates are available at the CDC website.
  • Although not a part of this order, but part of local operational policies, ACCGov buildings continue to have mask requirements when Athens-Clarke County is in substantial or high community transmission levels (case rate of 50 or more per 100,000 in 7 days as per the CDC). Notice should be posted on doors to ACCGov buildings.

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    Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order four (4) free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. Read on...

  2. Jury Trials for Superior & State Courts Cancelled through January 21, 2022

    Grand Jury (green colored summons) will still meet on Monday, January 10, 2022 at the summoned time. Only jury trials will be paused, and the courts will remain open for scheduled hearings. Read on...

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  4. 25th Declaration of Local Emergency Approved on January 5 Continues Mask Requirement

    The Mayor & Commission approved the 25th declaration of a local state of emergency at their January 4 meeting. The declaration continues a mask requirement when indoors in private entities or public spaces that is enforced over certain thresholds. Read on...

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Weekly update of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Athens-Clarke County

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19,566 Positive Cases Confirmed in Athens-Clarke County, 181 Deaths as of January 1, 2022

The state Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) case tracker (https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report) confirms 19,566 positive cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), including 181 deaths, in Athens-Clarke County as of January 1, 2022. For more details and statistics, visit the DPH daily status report website.

These are cumulative positive cases total since February 25, 2020. For reference, numbers from the beginning of each month:

  • January 1, 2022 - 19,566
  • December 1, 2021 - 17,672
  • November 1, 2021 - 17,392
  • October 1, 2021 - 16,993
  • September 1, 2021 - 15,280
  • August 1, 2021 - 13,291
  • July 1, 2021 - 12,951
  • June 1, 2021 - 12,893
  • May 1, 2021 - 12,752
  • April 1, 2021 - 12,436
  • March 1, 2021 - 12,003
  • February 1, 2021 - 11,162
  • January 1, 2021 - 8,580
  • December 1 - 6,723
  • November 1 - 5,872
  • October 1 - 5,121
  • September 1 - 3,082
  • August 1 - 1,694
  • July 1 - 574
  • June 1 - 293
  • May 1 - 155
  • April 1 - 54
  • March 1 - 4

The Daily Status Report is updated once daily at 3:00 PM to allow time to process and validate laboratory and case reports. If you view the data, please be sure to check the area showing the definitions of the information presented. Some, such as "hospitalizations," have different meanings than what may be expected.

ACCGov Relief Efforts Chart

This chart provides some information about the various funds and community supports provided by ACCGov since March of 2020 in COVID-19 Relief Efforts. Click on the image to view a larger PDF of the document.

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