The latest virus and vaccine numbers for Georgia,

■ Total number of vaccine doses shipped to Georgia: 2,897,915

■ Total number of vaccine doses administered: 2,325,495

■ Total number of first doses administered: 1,406,796

■ Total number of second doses administered: 918,699

■ Percentage of vaccine doses shipped to state that have been administered: 80% ■ Vaccine doses shipped to state that have not yet been administered: 572,420

Vaccine data as of Friday, March 5, from the Georgia Department of Public Health.

The House is expected to quickly pass the Senate’s bill, teeing it up for President Joe Biden to sign in a matter of days.

The state House voted 171-0 to give Georgians a little more folding money by increasing the standard deduction taxpayers take when filing their income tax returns.

The $140 million proposal would have a small impact: less than $100 for a married couple filing jointly.

House Ways and Means Chairman Shaw Blackmon, R-Bonaire, the sponsor of House Bill 593, called it “a modest first step.”

More money could potentially be headed back to Georgians. If Congress passes a massive new $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that includes more federal aid to states, it could pave the way for a bigger tax cut.

Blackmon’s bill would increase the standard deduction for a single taxpayer by $800. The deduction for married couples who file a joint return would be $1,100. Georgians over 65 or blind would get an additional $1,300 deduction.

The proposal now moves to the Senate.

On the few occasions where he has made his opinion known, the reclusive al-Sistani has shifted the course of Iraq’s modern history:

In the years after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion he repeatedly preached calm and restraint as the Shiite majority came under attack by al-Qaida and other Sunni extremists.

His 2014 fatwa, or religious edict, calling on able-bodied men to join the security forces in fighting the Islamic State group swelled the ranks of Shiite militias, many closely tied to Iran.

In 2019, as antigovernment demonstrations gripped the country, his sermon led to the resignation of thenPrime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi.