Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she, her husband and one of their children are among a rising number of Georgia residents who have tested positive for COVID-19—and are 'paying the price' for the state reopening its economy too soon.
Bottoms said she was against Kemp, a Republican, deploying the National Guard to Atlanta, adding that the move was made without consulting her or other city officials.
Asked about the uptick in violence in recent days in Atlanta, Bottoms blamed it on"a perfect storm of distress in America." Bottoms, who has been talked about as a potential running mate for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, also expressed disappointment in the governor for reopening the economy while the state is still in the throes of the pandemic. Georgia is one of several states that continue to see a rising number of coronavirus cases.On Monday, the Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed 97,064 coronavirus cases in the state, an increase of 6,571 cases since Friday.
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