Albany, Georgia, has the highest per capita rate of coronavirus cases in the state, and one of the highest in the country and the world, according to Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey.
Dougherty County has the second-highest number of cases in Georgia, behind Fulton County in metro Atlanta. Phoebe Putney, Albany’s major hospital, now has four coronavirus intensive care units open, and the Georgia National Guard has been deployed to help support the hospital’s health care workers.
WABE spoke with Albany Mayor Bo Dorough about the crisis in his community Wednesday.
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