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Read this week’s White House Coronavirus Task Force report

Nov 18, 2020

Georgia remained in the COVID-19 red zone for the second week in a row, according to the latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report.

The report, dated Sunday, said 48 states are now in the red zone as the virus rages across the country. Georgia ranked 48th or third best in new cases, but the picture is not a good one.

Public health experts warn that cooler weather and social gatherings tied to next week’s Thanksgiving holiday could be accelerants that turn a smoldering epidemic in the Peach State into an inferno.

Read the full report below.

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J. Scott Trubey is the senior editor over business, climate and environment coverage at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He previously served as a business reporter for the AJC covering banking, real estate and economic development. He joined the AJC in 2010.

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