However, Steiner said there are “concerning indications of a potential fourth wave of COVID-19 infections.”

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital is releasing its COVID-19 numbers.

Seventeen million dollars is heading to Dougherty County in the form of COVID-19 relief and county leaders said it’s needed.

There’s not one person the pandemic hasn’t impacted in some way this past year.

South Georgia Medical Center is expanding its Women’s Health Care, with a new center opening up Monday.

On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock announced that $143 million is on the way to Georgia’s critical healthcare centers to help communities out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of the orders, which will go into effect on April 8, will roll back a number of restrictions put in place because of the pandemic.

They remained open until 7 p.m. to give extra time for those who have work can pass by.

Valdosta State University is seeing a positive response from students getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Mental Health has been an ongoing topic throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Clinical Psychologist at the Renaissance Center in Albany said she saw a rise in anxiety and depression.

The governor was exposed while touring storm damage in Newnan on Saturday.

Dr. Charles Ruis said one thing to do once you get the vaccine is to take a picture of the card.

Five hundred bariatric surgeries have now been performed.

The Medical Reserve Corps is community-based unit that helps organize and use volunteers who want to respond to emergencies and promote healthy living throughout the year.

After a long wait for being vaccinated, veterans now have the chance to get their shots in Albany

Many universities decided to cancel Spring Break this year for fear of COVID-19 outbreaks on campus.

The vaccines are free, with or without health insurance, and appointments will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The governor will get his vaccine at the Ware County Health Department.

"We have plenty of vaccine supply and available appointments, and we want to get more shots in arms,” Scott Steiner, Phoebe Putney Health System CEO and president.

Dougherty County leaders are addressing the latest developments on COVID-19.

Phoebe Putney Health System staff said they didn’t see a large increase in requests for the COVID-19 vaccine during the first day Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s order to expand vaccinations to anyone 16 and older went into effect.

On Thursday, the medical center announced veterans’ wives and caregivers can also be vaccinated at the clinic.

While many felt like the world stopped last year, scientists began the race to find treatments and a cure.

The Georgia HEART Hospital Program partners with the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit bill to increase funding to rural and critical access hospitals

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp urged all of Georgia to get the COVID-19 vaccine, especially rural Georgians, during a ribbon-cutting for Phoebe Putney Health System’s two new $1 million dollar mobile wellness clinics in Albany Wednesday.

Albany residents talk about the expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility.

With COVID-19 Vaccine eligibility opening up for everyone 16 and older in the state, city of Valdosta officials say they’re on a mission to encourage everyone to get the shot.

Starting Monday, the South Health District will begin offering rapid COVID-19 testing as a clinical appointment, according to a press release from the district.

The governor will visit Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital for a ribbon-cutting for the hospital’s mobile wellness clinic.

Anyone in Georgia over 16 can get the COVID-19 vaccine starting Thursday.

South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, March 30 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Albany Housing Authority will host a mass vaccination clinic Thursday at Hudson Malone Towers and another later this month.

FEMA will begin reimbursing funeral costs to families who lost loved ones to COVID-19.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society.

If you haven’t been able to get your shot, now’s your chance.

The hospital will be checking expecting mothers on vaccine status moving forward and run screening tests for babies too.

The update is set for 4:15 p.m.

Local obstetricians say there is even more evidence that pregnant and postpartum mothers should get the COVID-19 vaccine.

If you need a vaccine in the Albany area, and were scheduled with GEMA, you’ll use Phoebe instead.

Telemedicine is not a new concept to medical professionals. But the use of phone and video visits exploded during the pandemic.

Mostly serious felony cases are on Wednesday’s docket.

COVID-19 has been affecting many different health care fields. Dental Director with Albany-Area Primary Health Care Dr. LaBendra Shootes-Miller said it’s been extremely alarming for those in the dentistry field.

Trooper Brent Montgomery died March 15 after battling COVID-19.

An Arizona man has been arrested after he cut off and held at gunpoint a caravan of National Guardsmen transporting COVID-19 vaccines to Matador, Texas around 7 a.m. this morning, according to Idalou Police.

Phoebe health officials released a statement regarding the closing of the state mass vaccination site on Friday.

“We haven’t even had a lot of reports of severe cases.”

It closed at 5 p.m. on Friday, according to Dougherty County officials.

PPMH says they have an ample vaccine supply and are ready to increase the vaccination numbers.

This week is spring break for Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW), but for Emily Frey, a nursing student, she spent her spring break giving people a COVID-19 vaccine shot.

This month marks one year since South Georgia Medical Center received confirmation of its first COVID-19 patient.

A nurse working on Phoebe’s COVID-19 floor spoke about some of the most trying times, in the worst parts of the pandemic.

Severe weather is expected Thursday.

Judges and judicial staff across the state are eligible to make vaccine appointments, according to the Department of Public Health Southwest District.

The walk-in clinic will be held in the facility’s main auditorium, located on the second floor, on Saturday and Sunday.

Residents in Miller, Mitchell and Worth counties can visit the Georgia Department of Public Health’s online vaccine scheduling system, called Vaccine Registration and Administration Solution (VRAS) system.

Dougherty County Chief Jailer John Ostrander said a good number of his staff members have gotten vaccinated, but others don’t want to.

Dougherty County's EMS director says this pandemic is nothing like he’s ever seen before.

South Georgia has been experiencing the mental health aftermath of the pandemic.