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(CNN) - As coronavirus cases among young people continue to spread across the country, videos posted on social media showed a large gathering near a Georgia university with people huddled together and who don't appear to be wearing masks.
The large group of people gathered at an off-campus apartment complex near the University of North Georgia (UNG) in Dahlonega on Saturday night, the university's executive director of communications Sylvia Carson told CNN in a statement emailed Sunday.
Videos posted on social media show dozens of people, most without masks, together while dancing to music and drinking outside the apartment complex.
There is no state mask mandate in the state of Georgia and the UNG requires masks only in university buildings and facilities.
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"We are disappointed that many of our students chose to ignore the covid-19 public health guidance by congregating in a large group without social distancing or face covering," Carson said. "The University of North Georgia continues to emphasize to our students and university community that everyone has an individual responsibility, both on and off campus, to follow the guidance of the Georgia Department of Public Health and the CDC to prevent the spread of the virus." .
People ages 18 to 29 have the highest number of coronavirus cases of any other age group in Georgia, accounting for more than 23% of all cases in the state, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health website. .
On Sunday, the department reported 1,873 new cases and 33 new deaths statewide, for a total of 237,030 cases and 4,702 deaths in Georgia since the state began tracking the virus.
Lumpkin County, where Dahlonega is located, accounts for 417 of those cases, 116 of which were reported in the past two weeks, according to the county map breakdown on the health department's website. Nine deaths and 62 hospitalizations have also been reported in the county, the website shows.
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