ATHENS — The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted ordinary life for millions of people, and rural Georgia was hit especially hard. With hospitals overwhelmed with cases, residents of rural areas found it hard to access care or acquire materials such as face masks and disinfecting wipes.
While urban areas like New York City saw huge surges at the beginning of the pandemic, by September of 2020, rural COVID cases throughout the U.S. surpassed cases in urban areas.
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