Wednesday, July 09, 2025
64.0°F

Georgia governor quarantining; exposed to infected person

Ben Nadler | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 8 months AGO
by Ben Nadler
| October 30, 2020 11:09 AM

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife have gone into quarantine after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, his spokesman announced Friday.

The spokesman, Cody Hall, said in a statement that Kemp and first lady Marty Kemp “were recently exposed to an individual who received a positive test result for COVID-19.”

Hall said both have received a coronavirus test, though he did not say if they’d received the results yet.

Georgia has had more than 350,000 confirmed cases of the virus. More than 7,900 people in the state have died after contracting the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health.

ARTICLES BY BEN NADLER

Racist robocall hits Ga. election
November 4, 2018 1 a.m.

Racist robocall hits Ga. election

ATLANTA (AP) — Last-minute legal decisions, a racist robocall and a protester wearing a giant chicken suit holding a sign that reads “too chicken to debate.”

Georgia governor closes all public schools, colleges
March 16, 2020 8:25 p.m.

Georgia governor closes all public schools, colleges

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday ordered public schools and colleges closed from Wednesday until at least March 31, after lawmakers ratified his weekend emergency declaration to fight the new coronavirus.

Southwest Georgia hard-hit as virus cases and deaths rise
March 20, 2020 9:39 p.m.

Southwest Georgia hard-hit as virus cases and deaths rise

ATLANTA (AP) — Cases of the new coronavirus in Georgia jumped higher Friday as the state's death toll rose to 14 and at least two communities ordered residents to lock down for all but essential trips.