Another DeKalb County city has closed its buildings to the public amid the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
Clarkston announced its public buildings will be closed until further notice “in order to protect city workers from the spread of COVID-19,” according to a Facebook post. City workers will continue to work at City Hall, and city services will remain open virtually.
Clarkston joins Avondale Estates, which closed its City Hall in late December due to positive COVID-19 cases among city employees. Dunwoody city leaders will also discuss passing an emergency ordinance at their Monday meeting, which would shift in-person meetings to virtual platforms for the remainder of January.
Other DeKalb cities, including Stone Mountain and Stonecrest, have kept their meetings virtual since the pandemic began.
According to the county’s most recent data, positive COVID-19 cases increased in DeKalb by more than 650% by mid-December. From Dec. 2 until Dec. 15, more than 10,800 positive cases were identified.
The DeKalb Board of Health announced Friday its mass testing sites are expanding hours of operation in response to the high demand for tests during this wave of cases, which is spurred by COVID-19′s omicron variant.
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