Earlier this month, Governor Brian Kemp Announced that state employees would be provided with a day of administrative leave surrounding the Labor Day holiday.
To ensure residents in our ten-county area continue to have access to public health services, clinics will stagger their additional closing day (either Friday, Sept. 3 or Tuesday, Sept.7).
Lowndes and Tift County Health Departments will remain open both days.
COVID PCR testing will still be available at the Lowndes County Health Department on Monday, Sept. 6.
ALL South Health District health departments will be closed on Monday, Sept. 6. To register: https://mako.exchange/splash/GAmakotesting/
Below is the schedule for all ten South Health District health departments.
| Facility | Friday, Sept. 3 | Tuesday, Sept. 7 |
| Ben Hill County Health Department | OPEN | CLOSED |
| Berrien County Health Department | CLOSED | OPEN |
| Brooks County Health Department | CLOSED | OPEN |
| Cook County Health Department | CLOSED | OPEN |
| Echols County Health Department | OPEN | CLOSED |
| Irwin County Health Department | CLOSED | OPEN |
| Lanier County Health Department | CLOSED | OPEN |
| Lowndes County Health Department | OPEN | OPEN |
| Tift County Health Department | OPEN | OPEN |
| Turner County Health Department | OPEN | CLOSED |