Latest Atlanta coronavirus news: 9 deaths from COVID-19 since noon

Georgia now has 12,545 confirmed cases, 442 deaths

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This blog will be updated throughout Sunday, April 12, with news and details of COVID-19 in Georgia.

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7 p.m.: 

In the seven hours since its last report, the Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed an additional 93 cases of COVID-19 and nine new deaths. Asia Simone Burns reports t
he state’s death toll now stands at 442, and there are 12,545 confirmed cases across Georgia.

4 p.m.: The state will convert a part of the Georgia World Congress Center into a 200-bed hospital to handle an influx of coronavirus patients, Gov. Brian Kemp said Sunday. Greg Bluestein and J. Scott Trubey have the details.

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3:30 p.m.: A local coroner says the 22-year-old woman listed as the youngest person to die of COVID-19 in Georgia may not have been killed by the disease, Asia Simone Burns reports.

1:30 p.m.: State health officials have tracked one of Georgia's earliest coronavirus outbreaks to a Cartersville church that held a retirement service long before the coronavirus drew the nation's full attention and prompted stay-at-home orders. Jeremy Redmon takes you to "the day the beast visited North Georgia's Church at Liberty Square."

1:30 p.m.: Looking to hone your artistic skills while you're stuck at home? The Spruill Center for the Arts in Dunwoody has you covered, and J.D. Capelouto has the details.

Noon: 

Georgia public health officials reported 191 new cases of COVID-19 at noon Sunday, bringing the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state to 12,452. Asia Simone Burns reports that t
he latest data from the Georgia Department of Public Health also shows one new death related to the coronavirus since Saturday evening, bringing the death toll to 433.

8:45 a.m.: A worker at the Georgia governor's mansion recently tested positive for the disease caused by coronavirus, Gov. Brian Kemp's office said Sunday, triggering a round of testing and self-quarantining for anyone who had contact with the staffer. The governor and his family were not exposed, Greg Bluestein reports.

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