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Read the White House coronavirus report on Georgia (Aug. 16, 2020)

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, right, greets President Donald Trump as he visits Georgia to talk about an infrastructure overhaul at the UPS Hapeville hub at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, right, greets President Donald Trump as he visits Georgia to talk about an infrastructure overhaul at the UPS Hapeville hub at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Aug 19, 2020

The following is a complete copy of the White House’s coronavirus report for Georgia, dated to Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.

The task force does not make its reports public. The AJC obtained the report Tuesday and is making it available to readers.

Read the full story behind the report and its conclusions.

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