State health officials said Wednesday that there have been 81 deaths of Georgians from COVID-19 in long-term care facilities.
The Public Health statement came just minutes after Gov. Brian Kemp told reporters he had signed an executive order requiring aggressive infection control measures to curb outbreaks of COVID-19 at long-term care sites.
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