Dean of the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) Dr. David Hess, left, and and MCG Vice Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Doug Miller talk about their plan to allow third and fourth-year students to take a pandemic elective, which will allow them to earn credit and experience while helping the state respond to the coronavirus crisis by fanning out across Georgia to help underserved areas. Photographed in Augusta, Ga., Monday, March 23, 2020. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle vi…
March 24, 2020
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Albany hospital fills as Georgia infections cross 1,000
ATLANTA (AP) — The number of confirmed infections from the new coronavirus pushed past 1,000 in Georgia on Tuesday, with deaths rising to 32, as officials in southwest Georgia's largest city warned that they're out of intensive care space.