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Sunday Supper, Coronavirus Record, Senate Election: GA Top News

How to help provide Sunday Supper, Senate runoff election, LeBron hits at buying ATL franchise, and a Macy's set to close: GA Top News.

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The Georgia Department of Public Health's COVID-19 status update showed 10,393 new cases of coronavirus on Friday — the highest single-day total since the pandemic began, according to the public health department's data.
The Georgia Department of Public Health's COVID-19 status update showed 10,393 new cases of coronavirus on Friday — the highest single-day total since the pandemic began, according to the public health department's data. (Carly Baldwin/Patch)

GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches the past week included history-making U.S. Senate elections flip the chamber blue; a tense phone call with state election officials causes trouble for President Trump; an Atlanta-area Macy's store is slated to close in 2021; and families can share the stories of the Georgians among 349K COVID-19 victims in the United States.

Georgia set a single-day coronavirus case record in the past week; Gov. Kemp announces plans to get more residents vaccinated for the coronavirus; a Kennesaw woman was killed in the siege at the U.S. Capitol; NBA legend LeBron James teases that he wants to buy an Atlanta sports franchise; were also among the big stories this week.

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