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A shopper loads paper products into a cart inside a large warehouse retailer, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Kennesaw, Ga. Amid all the fears, quarantines and stockpiling of food, it has been easy to ignore the fact that more than 60,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus spreading around the globe. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

A shopper loads paper products into a cart inside a large warehouse retailer, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Kennesaw, Ga. Amid all the fears, quarantines and stockpiling of food, it has been easy to ignore the fact that more than 60,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus spreading around the globe. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

March 12, 2020

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First virus death in Georgia; Atlanta-area schools closing
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.