GA Man Contracts The Coronavirus 3 Times, 'Wear Mask' He Says

COBB COUNTY, GA — A Georgia man has had COVID-19 three times. He’s been in the hospital for four months and is now pleading with the public to take the coronavirus more seriously.

Rick Hooks told WSB he was in a coma in the intensive care unit on a ventilator at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

"Blood clots on my left-hand side. Lungs compromised. The extremities. You got to learn how to walk again," he said.

He’s urging people to wear a mask, something he said he didn’t do at first.