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COVID-19 exposure leads to cancellation of jury trial in Athens The first week of jury trials since March 2020 in the Western Judicial Circuit saw a murder trial get underway in Oconee County, but a trial in Athens-Clarke County was cancelled due to COVID-19 contract tracing. A person who played an integral role in the Athens trial was potentially exposed to someone with the coronavirus, and the Department of Public Health had recommended that person be quarantined, Western Circuit Superior Court Chief Judge Eric Norris said Wednesday. Although this person has a first vaccine, the CDC guidelines recommend quarantine after a negative test, Norris said. ....