Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued an executive order to allot more weight in transportation, allowing for more equipment to get to hospitals and fuel to get to gas stations across the state.
Kemp said the decision comes after receiving reports that healthcare systems have had trouble accessing necessary supplies.
Gov. Kemp also touched on his previous executive order, which deployed 105 medically trained National Guard members to 10 hospitals across the state. Over the weekend, he said an additional 75 guard members were deployed, bringing the total number up to 180.
Kemp said that while many hospital systems have requested guardsmen, they are limited in the number of those who are medically trained. However, his new executive order would also allow for the deployment of up for 2,500 National Guard members, should they be needed.
Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey also spoke during the news conference, stating that Georgia is behind other states in tackling the delta surge. She stated that virtually, 100% of all cases are of the delta variant, approaching the worst cases numbers and hospitalizations since January of this year.
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