ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia health officials are refusing to say where in the state they have detected a mutant coronavirus strain from the United Kingdom.
The Department of Public Health refuses to say which cities or counties have had people infected by the new variant, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. That makes it impossible for Georgians to know whether it is spreading in their community.
Georgia has now identified at least six cases of a COVID-19 variant in the state, raising the urgency to get people vaccinated, the newspaper reported. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced late Tuesday the state will get more coronavirus vaccines each week from the federal government.
Georgia’s weekly allotment will rise by nearly 26,000 doses to 145,900 doses, Kemp said. That’s a 16% jump from the current number of 120,000 doses.
The announcement came hours after state officials said they may not see a boost in their weekly vaccine allocation until April.