Name: Coronavirus spreads rapidly throughout Georgia
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But what is happening in these regions, experts warn, will happen in most of the country if people do not stay at home.

And that's why we begin tonight with the story of one town in rural Georgia dealing with the same challenges.

Those of us here in New York now know all too well.

This is small town Georgia, with few stoplights and even fewer hospitals, and they, too, are struggling with the Corona virus.

The health crisis is here, and so far 27 people have died in these small rural communities since the outbreak began late last month.

You're not safe in rural America, small urban.

This isn't just for the big cities, eyes for all of the United States, and we need to be vigilant and what we're doing to eradicate it.

The Fi VE Hospital system serves a number of rural counties in southwest Georgia and the campus in America, says the home hospital for President Jimmy Carter, who lives in nearby planes.

Nearly 500 people here have tested positive for the Corona virus, and they're still waiting on test results for another 1000 or so patients.

The Georgia National Guard has sent doctors and nurses to help all of the beds and the icy use our full.

We have had some transfers, and you can imagine there's not a lot of hospitals willing to accept or wanting to accept a positive Kobe station.

Parks is one of the many who got sick and Simpson's against get words.

I was in a fetal position in the middle of my bed because I was in excruciating pain.

And so I was crying, just just crying and crying.

Health authorities have traced the outbreak toe a funeral on March 7th and another on February 29th.

Both were attended by families from three different houses of worship.

Parks went to Sunday service at one of the church's I was at the church on attend another 14.

I thought maybe I had maybe like a stomach.

By the time she got to the hospital, she had a fever greater than 102.

They explained to me they had a short our time.

Friends get this medication before my organ starts to shit down, Carly Rises, a nurse, here yesterday I had Thio face time a family member so they could say goodbye to their mom, their grandma.

And it is so hard they dio bring a phone up here because we're not allowed any visitors and had to go in the room, call them and facetime them from the room and shut down there.

A family member, it's hard to hear someone else cry over their family because you start thinking about your family.

This was you and all that for the medical staff.

It's overwhelming and not just at the hospital.

I am taking this video because I think people need to see what's happening.

Doctor Enrique Lopez is living out of his garage because he doesn't feel safe living inside his home with his family.

If you were going to show me this video several weeks ago and told me that this would be where I'm living, I would have never believed you.

Several weeks ago, we had heard about a virus, a virus that came from a place far away from here, and I didn't think much of it because we are, the United States of America were the most powerful country in history, and we have more of everything than we need.

We were wrong way were wrong and an epic way.

In one rural county here, more people have died from Covert 19 than in any other county in the state, including the state's largest counties in and around Atlanta.

The concern and fear are so great, more than 900 people who felt sick and crowded the hospitals have tested negative for the Corona virus.

Georgia's governor has stopped short of ordering a statewide locked down and is one of the few remaining governors to do so.

City and county governments here have issued those orders.

Most of our businesses are in compliance, and I know that there's nothing insidious about this but convenient stores, particularly, we have to minimize the number of people who are inside the stores.

How you guys, as you can see, I am finally free and I am out of quarantine.

I still have not hooked my kids yet it has been since the 14 but it feels like it's been forever.

Oh, she reunited with her family on Saturday.

Bears was the sound of joy that's been missing here since this outbreak began.

They warn everyone to do whatever is necessary to prevent this virus from hitting home.

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