Nearly 60 Georgia teachers, staff lost to COVID-19 since start of school year

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More than thirty Georgia teachers and staff members have died of COVID-19 since the start of the school year in July.

The youngest was just 24 years old.

They were teachers and coaches. They were bus drivers and school resource officers. They were administrative assistants and daycare teachers. They were lunchroom managers and education specialists.

At least 56 of those teachers and staff members have died since Aug. 11, at a rate of nearly one a day or more.

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