Gov. Brian Kemp's office confirmed Tuesday evening that a Cherokee County patient who tested positive for the coronavirus known as COVID-19, is the first patient to be isolated at Hard Labor Creek State Park in Morgan County.

Kemp's office and Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Homer Bryson oversaw the deployment of seven emergency mobile units to Hard Labor Creek State Park in Morgan County. Gov. Kemp's spokesperson said action was taken as a precautionary measure in accordance with the state's strategic plan to prepare for any and all scenarios as it relates to COVID-19 cases in Georgia.

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