Frank Battle papers his windows to inform his customers he is closed for COVID-19 while closing up his barbershop business, The Shop on Main Street, on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in College Park. A patchwork of local officials, not the governor or president, this week ordered the closure of businesses across the state and forced people to shutter inside their homes over fears of COVID-19. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
March 28, 2020
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March 28, 2020 8:01 p.m.
As virus spreads, so does gloomy outlook for Georgia budget
ATLANTA (AP) — Deaths and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Georgia continued to increase Saturday, even as lawmakers tried to grapple with what the pandemic will mean for state finances.