Georgia eases lockdown; U.S. COVID-19 death toll passes 50,000

By RUSS BYNUM and DAVID CRARY
SAVANNAH, Ga.  — Barber shops, nail salons, gyms and a few other businesses reopened in Georgia on Friday as the Republican governor eased a month-long shutdown despite warnings from health experts of a potential new surge of coronavirus infections.
As some customers ventured back to these venues, the confirmed number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States surpassed 50,000, according to a tally compiled by John Hopkins University from government figures.