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PruittHealth – Sylvester has de-escalated from Alert Code Red and is now operating at Alert Code Amber status. By moving to Alert Code Amber, the center has no positive or presumptive positive COVID-19 cases at this time. The center will now allow additional staff and limited vendors to re-enter and begin accepting new admissions. Any…

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SYLVESTER—Worth County residents should remain vigilant against rabies, cautions Worth County Environmental Health Manager Laura Searcy. Two positive rabies specimens have been identified on opposite sides of the county in less than two weeks’ time, so now is not the time to let down your guard, she said. “We encourage you to get and keep…

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The E-911 Advisory Board will conduct a Meeting on Monday, September 28, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. in the Grand Jury Room located on the 2nd floor of the Worth County Courthouse located at 201 N. Main Street in Sylvester, GA.  The purpose of the meeting is to establish by-laws. This meeting is open to the…

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Albany, Ga. – As of noon Friday, these were Phoebe’s COVID-19 numbers: Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital – 32 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Sumter Medical Center – 4 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Worth Medical Center – 0 Total Inpatients Recovered – 834 Total Positive Deaths from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital –…

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Albany, Ga. – As of noon Friday, these were Phoebe’s COVID-19 numbers: Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital – 35 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Sumter Medical Center – 9 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Worth Medical Center – 0 Total Inpatients Recovered – 776 Total Positive Deaths from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital –…

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Albany, Ga. – As part of its ongoing effort to improve access to care for patients, Phoebe is expanding its virtual visit options.  In addition to scheduling telehealth visits with primary care physicians, patients can also now take advantage of telehealth technology for urgent care visits.  “We know people often need to see a provider right…

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By: Brandy Harris – Worth County Board of Elections As we continue to work through this pandemic…the State has made yet another way to secure your vote by creating an absentee online portal to submit your applications. We have received several already and are pleased with the progress. Please visit the link below to Secure…

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John McPhaulinfo@thesylvesterlocal.com The Worth County Commission regular meeting was held on August 27th. All commissioners and staff were present. County Administrator Carl Rowland gave a report on the CARES Act funding. The State of Georgia received billions of dollars from the federal government for COVID relief. It was allocated to the various counties with some…

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As of noon Friday, these were Phoebe’s COVID-19 numbers: Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital – 49 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Sumter Medical Center – 17 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Worth Medical Center – 1 Total Inpatients Recovered – 601 Total Positive Deaths from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital – 124 Total…

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