Gov. Kemp Wants To Take $100M From Reserves To Fight Coronavirus

ATLANTA, GA — Gov. Brian Kemp shared Wednesday that he wants to pull $100 million from Georgia’s $2.8 billion reserves to fight against the new Coronavirus.

Exactly how the funds would be used hasn’t been released yet. WSB confirmed with Kemp’s office Tuesday that there are six confirmed COVID-19 cases across Georgia, as well as another 16 presumptive cases. Those need to be confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Kemp formed a new coronavirus task force for Georgia in February. It will assess the state's preparations and procedures for preventing, identifying, and if needed, addressing cases of COVID-19.

Interactive Map: Latest U.S. Coronavirus Cases

Globally, more than 121,000 people have been infected and more than 4,300 people have died from the COVID-19, Johns Hopkins reported Tuesday. Of that total, more than 80,000 confirmed cases are in China, while the entire United States has 1,050 confirmed cases as of Wednesday morning. Twenty-three deaths in the U.S. have been tied to the virus outbreak.

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