Kennesaw: A nurse wearing a mask and gloves leaves Wellstar Kennestone as an ambulance arrives on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Georgia authorities on Thursday confirmed the state's first coronavirus related death, a 67-year-old male hospitalized in Kennesaw. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
March 12, 2020
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March 12, 2020 8:50 p.m.
First virus death in Georgia; Atlanta-area schools closing
ATLANTA (AP) — A 67-year-old man who was hospitalized is Georgia's first death from coronavirus, Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday as some of the state's largest school districts announced plans to close indefinitely.