AMERICUS, Ga. — We're starting to see some improvement in local COVID-19 case numbers, but one woman who recently recovered from the virus says to not let your guard down yet.
13WMAZ talked to Jennifer Clark who is asking everyone to take this virus very seriously.
"The first thing I thought to myself was….ok, I'm going to die," Clark said.
Before Clark tested positive for COVID-19 on July 6, she could tell something wasn't right.
"I began to feel sore, I began to sweat, I couldn't smell anything and I was so hot and I was so tired," Clark said.
Eventually, Clark says she went to Phoebe Sumter by ambulance to get help. Before testing positive Clark says she went out with about six of her friends on July 3.
"Everybody came back negative, so I was just like, how is this possible? How did everybody test negative?" Clark said.
Clark says she isn't sure where or how she got the virus but says the symptoms hit her hard.
"Because my body was so fatigued and tired, so all I wanted to do was sleep," Clark said.
Finally, after 10 to 11 days Clark says she started feeling better. Clark hopes her story shows how vicious this virus can be.
"When it hits home, it hits different, If you think that it can't happen to you, you are sadly mistaken," she said.
Clark shared that she took every measure to protect herself, and will continue to do what she can to stay safe.
"Please take it seriously, protect yourself, protect your family, continue to wash your hands," Clark said.