This story was originally published by Georgia Health News.
The latest Georgia hot spot for coronavirus is LaGrange, a city near the Alabama border that has seen major outbreaks in a jail and a nursing home, and significant community spread.
Testing last week at the Troup County Jail in LaGrange found 71 inmates out of 316 with positive test results for COVID-18. At LaGrange Health and Rehab, 65 residents have tested positive for the virus, and 14 have died. Among staff, 22 have been infected.
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