University of North Georgia student tests positive for COVID-19

A University of North Georgia student has tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced late Wednesday.

The unidentified student was last on the Gainesville campus on the evening of March 11, university officials said in a message to students, staff and faculty. The student is being treated at a local hospital.

The student’s condition was not mentioned in the announcement.

There have been nearly 1,400 confirmed cases and 47 Georgians who have died from the coronavirus, state officials said Wednesday.

Please return to www.ajc.com for updates.

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