Cases in the state have reached new heights the past week, with 131,275 total cases and 3,104 deaths by Wednesday.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who has in recent days instituted measures to assert his control over the state’s Covid-19 response, sued Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Thursday to block her city’s face mask requirement, continuing a conflict between the governor and the state’s local leaders in the past week as the outbreak worsens.
