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Children walk away with meals and books delivered by Calhoun City Schools staff members and volunteers in Calhoun, Georgia on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The school district recently shuttered its doors in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, but bus drivers still drive their normal routes to deliver hot meals to an area where 60% of students qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)

Children walk away with meals and books delivered by Calhoun City Schools staff members and volunteers in Calhoun, Georgia on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The school district recently shuttered its doors in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, but bus drivers still drive their normal routes to deliver hot meals to an area where 60% of students qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)

March 20, 2020

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Southwest Georgia hard-hit as virus cases and deaths rise
March 20, 2020 9:39 p.m.

Southwest Georgia hard-hit as virus cases and deaths rise

ATLANTA (AP) — Cases of the new coronavirus in Georgia jumped higher Friday as the state's death toll rose to 14 and at least two communities ordered residents to lock down for all but essential trips.