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People being tested positive as well as some fatalities. We know that in the south we have the lowest resilience to coronavirus. In the south we have the highest poverty rates, we tend to have older populations and younger populations that are vulnerable. We have one of the weakest health care infrastructures and because half of the states that have not expanded medicaid in the southeast, we do not have the infrastructure to take care of and serve those in need. We have had some of the highest rates of hospital closures in the south, especially in rural communities. But we also know we have some of the lowest coverage rates of public benefits. Yes, everyone can get access to snap and other programs, but in the south, especially in georgia, we have some of the weakest coverage rates, meaning that the amount that you receive, even if you qualify, tends to be not enough to meet the needs that you have. In georgia, specifically, albany, georgia a few weeks ago was number four world wide in ....

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