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Five Additional Presumed Positive COVID-19 Cases

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For Immediate Release Monday, March 9, 2020
Five Additional Presumed Positive COVID-19 Cases
Atlanta, GA The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is awaiting confirmatory testing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on five additional presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Georgia. The additional cases are in Cobb, Fayette, Gwinnett, and two in DeKalb. The individuals are hospitalized, and the sources of their infections are unknown.
Confirmed cases and presumed positive cases of COVID-19 are broken down as follows:
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases (Total: 6)
Fulton County: 3 Floyd County: 1 Polk County: 1 Cobb County: 1
Presumptive Positive COVID-19 Cases (Total: 11)
Fulton County: 2 Cobb County: 3 Fayette County: 1 DeKalb County: 2 Gwinnett County: 2 Cherokee County: 1
The overall risk of COVID-19 to the general public remains low, although elderly people and individuals with chronic medical conditions may have increased risk.
All Georgians should follow basic prevention measures:
Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at least twenty seconds.
3/11/2020, 9:59 AM

Five Additional Presumed Positive COVID-19 Cases

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