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GOOD MORNING FROM THE WJCL STUDIOS. I'M CHRIS TATUM WITH YOUR LIVE LOCAL NEWS UPDATE. THE CORONAVIRUS APPEARS TO BE SPREADING QUICKLY IN GEORGIA... HEALTH LEADERS NOW SAY THERE ARE 99 CONFIRMED CASES... SPANNING 19 COUNTIES... SO FAR ONLY ONE GEORGIAN HAS DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS. GEORGIA LAWMAKERS ARE HEADED TO ATLANTA THIS MORNING FOR A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO DEAL WITH THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK... IT STARTS AT EIGHT O-CLOCK THIS MORNING... AND GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP'S CALLING UP TO TWO THOUSAND NATIONAL GAURDSMEN AND WOMEN TO ACTIVE DUTY TO HELP DEAL WITH THIS OUTBREAK... HE SAYS THEY'LL HELP DELIVER FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM. SOUTH CAROLINA HAS NINE NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS THIS MORNING... STATE-WIDE... 28 SOUTH CAROLINIANS HAVE THE VIRUS... THREE OF THEM ARE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. HEALTH LEADERS SAY TWO OF THOSE BEAUFORT COUNTY PATIENTS KNOW EACH OTHER... AND THAT BECAME EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS BY SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER STATE... THEY SAY THAT THIRD PATIENT RECENTLY TRAVELED OUTSIDE THE U-S... AND THAT ALL THREE PATIENTS ARE - - RIGHT NOW - - QUARANTINED AT THEIR HOMES. I'LL HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR LOCAL NEWS IN 30 MINUTES. HERE'S METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS WITH YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. TODAY CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 66. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 8 MPH. MONDAY NIGHT A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 3AM. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 57. EAST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH. TUESDAY A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 74. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. TUESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. WEDNESDAY A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY AFTER 11AM. PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 77. WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 64. THURSDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 83. THURSDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 66. FRIDAY PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. FRIDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 66. SATURDAY PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 84. SATURDAY NIGHT A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH

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