Health officials say COVID-19 numbers have shown a significant decline in the last few weeks and say vaccinations might be the reason why.
In Thomasville, Archbold Medical Center is reporting 19 coronavirus-related hospitalizations, down tremendously from three weeks ago when hospitalizations were nearly doubled.
Health officials in South Georgia are excited to see COVID numbers and hospitalizations on a steady decline.
“Delta came on a little slow, but it peaked really fast and then it dropped off real fast. So, we’re down to a third of what we had even three weeks ago,” explained Dr. Coy Irvin, the Chief Medical Officer for Archbold Medical Center. “Seems to be working out really well.” Dr. Irvin says the younger population getting vaccinated, along with the booster shots, might have something to do with the decreasing numbers.