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Cases of coronavirus disease surging along Georgia’s coast

Glynn County — home to popular beach getaways that attract tourists from across the nation — has become a hot spot for the coronavirus disease, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of state health data.

Over the last two weeks, 834 new cases of the highly contagious disease have been reported in the Coastal Georgia community, bringing its total to 1,622 as of Tuesday. Ten people, all but one 68 or older, have died from the disease there.

Home to about 85,000 people, Glynn now ranks second among Georgia’s 159 counties for its number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents. At the same time, the Brunswick metro area is experiencing the sixth worst outbreak in the nation, based on its numbers of newly reported cases, according to a New York Times report.

Read more here or on ajc.com.

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