State health officials said Wednesday that there have been 81 deaths of Georgians from COVID-19 in long-term care facilities.
The Public Health statement came just minutes after Gov. Brian Kemp told reporters he had signed an executive order requiring aggressive infection control measures to curb outbreaks of COVID-19 at long-term care sites.
Media outlets have reported multiple deaths at nursing homes in Albany and Pelham in southwest Georgia and Athens in northeast Georgia. The state has listed 47 long-term care facilities with COVID-19 outbreaks.
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