To describe the current COVID surge, hospital leaders in South Georgia are using strong words, such as ‘‘scary,’’ ‘‘fear’’ and “overwhelmed.’’
The state’s COVID-19 map shows most of the hottest spots for the latest case surge are in the southern part of Georgia. And some hospital officials in the region say the impact is worse than the previous three COVID surges.
“It’s really bad,’’ Robin Rau, CEO of Miller County Hospital in southwest Georgia, said Thursday. This surge “seems worse than others. We got overwhelmed so quickly.’’
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