ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 06: Michael Thurmond, Dekalb County CEO, speaks to a crowd at a Democratic National Committee event at Flourish on June 6, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The DNC held a gala at an event space in the Buckhead area of Atlanta to raise money for the DNCs IWillVote program, which is aimed at registering voters. (Photo by Dustin Chambers/Getty Images)
DECATUR, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) —
PRESS RELEASE:
READ MORE: Wanted For Homicide, Florida Man Leads Deputies On Chase, Breaks Into Home Before Placed Under ArrestToday, March 27, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond updated the county’s state of emergency with a shelter-in-place order for DeKalb County in response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
READ MORE: Florida Man, Family Torches His Impounded Vehicle To Destroy EvidenceThe order is effective Saturday, March 28, 2020, at 9 p.m. until further notice.
The shelter in place applies to all individuals living in DeKalb County. According to the order, “individuals are permitted to leave their places of residence only to provide or receive certain essential services or engage in certain essential activities and work for essential businesses and essential governmental functions.”
MORE NEWS: Florida Man Faces Life In Prison For Forced Prostitution“We are trying to save lives from the serious COVID-19 public health threat,” CEO Thurmond said.