UGA senior dies of Covid-19 complications

A University of Georgia student and Perry native died on Monday due to complications from COVID-19. According to his obituary, Shawn Kuhn, a senior majoring in exercise and sports science, passed away after battling COVID-19-based pneumonia for about six weeks. His sister Sharla Brook Kuhn says he was fully vaccinated, according to The Red and…

For Katrina evacuees in Atlanta, Hurricane Ida brings back painful memories

For many, Hurricane Ida is stirring up painful memories. The powerful category 4 storm made landfall in Louisiana on the same date Hurricane Katrina ravaged the state and Mississippi 16 years ago. Ida came ashore about 45 miles west of where Katrina made landfall. Thousands of evacuees have since made the trek from New Orleans to…

Stressed nurses leaving profession as COVID surges, Emory official says

Coronavirus in Georgia is surging, with the highly transmissible Delta variant driving the increase in cases. Dr. Andy Jaffal, Chief Medical Officer with Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, said health professionals are expecting this new uptick to surpass the previous highest peak in an “urgent” press conference with other health officials on the state of COVID. Read the…

Georgia mom stuck in loop trying to get help for son with autism

In the past five years, 1,268 children in Georgia were abandoned or surrendered to the state due to a parent’s inability to cope or the child’s behavioral issues. More than half of those children were abandoned more than once, generally in relation to a mental or developmental disability. A series by 11Alive’s investigative team looked into the numbers, but…

Passenger who traveled through Atlanta confirmed to have monkeypox

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday that there has been a confirmed case of human monkeypox in a passenger who traveled through Atlanta on a flight. The CDC and the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed the case on Thursday. “The person is currently hospitalized in Dallas,” the CDC said…

Unprecedented number of Georgia inmates died in 2020

An 11Alive investigation has uncovered an unprecedented number of people who died inside Georgia prisons last year. One of them includes a man with a known mental illness prison official failed to protect. Read the full article: 11Alive.com

3 shot in dispute over mask at DeKalb mall

A spokesperson said a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reserve unit deputy and two others – a man and woman – were injured during the shooting at the Big Bear Supermarket at South DeKalb Mall off Candler Road. DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox said the dispute started over wearing a mask inside the store. An 11Alive…

COVID variant first discovered in India found in Georgia

Fewer than 20 known cases of a COVID-19 variant first discovered in India have been detected across Georgia, a spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Public Health announced Wednesday. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Delta variant B.1.617.2 is classified as a variant of interest. Read the full article: 11Alive.com

Doctors report spike in RSV cases among children

Doctors at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta are spreading the word: RSV is circulating in Atlanta. Respiratory syncytial virus typically affects babies and toddlers in their first one to two years of life, and while cases typically pop up over the winter months, experts are seeing a different trend this year. “We’ve gotten this significant uptick in…