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Dozens of kids possibly exposed to COVID at Santa photo shoot December 15, 2020 / 7:50 AM / CBS News Ludowici, Georgia — Dozens of children may have been exposed to COVID-19 while having their photos taken with "Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus" at the Long County Chamber of Commerce's annual Christmas parade Thursday. County Commission Chairman Robert Parker told CBS Savannah, Georgia affiliate WTOC-TV the two people portraying the jolly couple tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. Long County said in a statement that roughly 50 kids were involved. Parker said his two were among them. Th...

Primary Content Credit: Long County Fire Department/Facebook A Santa Claus who took photos with dozens of kids in Long County was diagnosed with COVID-19, officials say. The man tested positive for the disease after playing the role of Santa at holiday-themed festivities last week, said Robert D. Parker, chairman of the Long County Board of Commissioners. Mrs. Claus, who was available for visits with children at the same event, also later received positive COVID-19 test results, Parker wrote Monday in a Facebook post. “I have personally known both ‘Santa’ and ‘Mrs. Claus’...

50 Georgia kids potentially exposed to COVID-19 after Santa, Mrs. Claus test positive By FOX 5 Digital Team Published  article LONG COUNTY, Ga. - Around 50 children were potentially exposed to COVID-19 in a Georgia County after the man and woman playing Santa and Mrs. Claus in a Christmas parade tested positive for the virus. The Long County Board of Commissioners said the exposure happened on Thursday, Dec. 10 at the annual Long County Chamber of Commerce Christmas parade and tree lighting in Ludowici, Georgia.   According to officials, the people playing Santa and Mrs. Claus both receiv...

Couple Who Played Santa and Mrs. Claus Test Positive for COVID-19 After Taking Photos with Children People 12/15/2020 © Provided by People getty images Santa Claus Two people who recently played Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus at a holiday celebration in Georgia have tested positive for COVID-19, possibly exposing dozens to the novel coronavirus. The unidentified pair were diagnosed with coronavirus on Saturday, two days after appearing in a Christmas parade in Ludowici and taking photos with roughly 50 children following a tree-lighting ceremony, according to officials. Robert Parker, the ch...

Santa Claus Tests Positive for COVID, Exposing 50 Kids in Georgia Newsweek 12/15/2020 Alexandra Garrett © Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Santa Claus exposed an estimated 50 children to COVID-19 following a visit to Ludowici, Georgia. He is shown above gesturing to visitors in their cars as they attend the Dodgers Holiday Festival, a drive-thru light and performance experience honoring the Dodgers' baseball World Championship and celebrating the holiday season in a safe way amidst the coronavirus pandemic, December 2, 2020 at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles,...