Officials Confirm 2 Cases Of Coronavirus In Fulton County

An illustration of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. Two cases of the disease caused by the virus have been confirmed in metro Atlanta.

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Updated Tuesday at 1:37 p.m.

The new coronavirus has hit Georgia.

Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday night that two individuals in the state are confirmed as having the virus, known as COVID-19. The two are in the same household, and one had traveled recently to Milan, Italy, where there is a significant outbreak of the disease.