The state did not identify the name or location of the patient due to privacy concerns.It’s not the first Georgia case of chikungunya, which is spread through mosquito bites. But it’s the first associated with a widespread Caribbean outbreak that began in December, said Cherie Drenzek, the state epidemiologist for Public Health.Chikungunya disease does not often result in death, but its symptoms can be severe and disabling, officials said.The CDC has reported more than 60 confirmed cases of chikungunya in the United States so far, and that number is growing.“We and every other state expect more cases,’’ Drenzek said.She added that the patient infected “is not severely ill and is doing well.”The person was one of 12 Georgians tested for the virus recently by the CDC, Drenzek said. There have been others in the state infected in previous years, but she said these cases have been very rare here.Travelers who go to islands in the Caribbean are at risk of getting chikungunya, health officials said.