02 Jan Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Calls for Residents to Wear Masks with COVID Numbers Surging Across Georgia

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is asking for Atlanta to mask up.

Bottoms hit Twitter on Thursday night, with a plea for residents to wear a mask after Georgia officials revealed the highest single-day number for coronavirus cases. The record number surpassed 8,500 new cases, rocketing past the 7,949 record that was announced on Christmas Eve.

“We’ve hit a record high # of COVID cases in GA,” Bottoms tweeted. “Hospitals are over capacity, w/ some waiting hours & days for admission into ICU. This not only impacts those w/ COVID, but all other conditions that may lead you to an ER. Health care workers are overwhelmed. PLEASE wear a mask.”

Despite the rising numbers, Atlanta and the entire state of Georgia has largely remained open, however, Mayor Bottoms pushed for the enforcing of occupancy limits before New Year’s Eve.

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