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ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she has tested positive for COVID-19, WSBTV.com reported.
The mayor said in a tweet that she has shown no symptoms. No other information has been provided at this time.
COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive.
— Keisha Lance Bottoms (@KeishaBottoms) July 6, 2020
The state of Georgia has reported 97,064 cases and 2,878 deaths as of 3 p.m. Monday, representing an increase of 1,548 new cases and 18 deaths since Sunday, the TV station reported.
Bottoms has stressed throughout the pandemic the importance of getting tested and wearing masks.
The city of Atlanta has not made it mandatory to wear a mask in public, but Bottoms strongly encourages it.
I am a realist, not an alarmist. The real data shows that COVID-19 cases are rising at an alarming number. It is simple, wear a mask. #OneAtlanta #ATLStrong pic.twitter.com/FdsVr2dU61
— Keisha Lance Bottoms (@KeishaBottoms) June 30, 2020
Please check back for updates to this developing story.
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