Georgia technically started opening April 23. We would have expected a surge to show up in about two weeks, if that opening was the start of it. That didn't happen. The protests happened rough 11 days ago, so we'd expect to see a reaction from that about now.
Of course, there is no way to distinguish between possible causes without more information. The worst day was May 1 with 1230 reported new cases. That was evidence, for some, that reopening was leading to a surge, but things quieted down considerably from that point, and the national news started looking for other states to discuss.