Georgians are increasingly regaining access to outdoor spaces as COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease, even as some officials continue to express concern that the decrease in restrictions is poorly planned.
The state has now passed 34,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and has had at least 1,444 confirmed deaths from the resulting COVID-19 respiratory illness, according to figures published Monday at 7 p.m. by the state Department of Public Health.
This was the first weekend that people could set up tents, chairs, and umbrellas on beaches, and some on Tybee Island were eager to take advantage of the new freedoms.
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