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Georgia saw 63K more out-of-state visitors per day in first week of reopening, smart phone data shows

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp toured Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, one of the hardest-hit health care facilities in Georgia A recent analysis of smartphone location data showed that Georgia received an additional 62,440 daily visitors the week the state lifted some lockdown restrictions, allowing restaurant dining rooms, hair salons and other nonessential businesses to reopen.

The analysis conducted by the University of Maryland’s Transportation Institute drew “from near-real-time data collected through the use of location-based apps” to develop algorithms used to “identify how mobility patterns have evolved throughout the course of the pandemic,” a university press release said.

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