ABSTRACT
Social distancing restrictions were lifted in Georgia, USA before the daily new Covid-19 cases were significantly reduced below the peak. In this paper we show through numerical analysis the disastrous consequence of this action resulting in a second peak of daily cases which caused additional fatalities.
Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
Funding Statement
This work is funded by Sparkle Optics.
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Data Availability
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)