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South Cobb Government Center closed due to COVID-19 infection

A National Guard soldier from the 170th Military Police Battalion checks a person into the Cobb County CO-VID 19 testing site at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta, Georgia, on Friday, April 17, 2020. Christina Matacotta / for the AJC
A National Guard soldier from the 170th Military Police Battalion checks a person into the Cobb County CO-VID 19 testing site at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta, Georgia, on Friday, April 17, 2020. Christina Matacotta / for the AJC
By Meris Lutz
Nov 9, 2020

The South Cobb Government Center in Austell is temporarily closed due to a coronavirus infection, the county announced over the weekend.

The case caused staffing issues and requires the facility be cleaned. The county has not announced when the center will reopen.

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Meris Lutz is a contributing writer covering climate, the environment and the economy. She is particularly interested in stories that explore the intersections between climate change and labor, markets, health, biodiversity, government transparency and public access to natural resources.

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