Coronavirus

Georgia reports nearly 600 new coronavirus cases Sunday. Take a look at 24-hour trends

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported over 51,800 COVID-19 cases in its 3 p.m. update Sunday. Here are some key takeaways:

  • Cases: 51,898 (+589 new cases in 24 hours)
  • Deaths: 2,180 (+20 deaths in 24 hours) At 6:15 Saturday, the DPH removed duplicate deaths and added additional deaths after the data showed a decrease of 14 deaths from Friday to Saturday at 3 p.m.
  • Current hospitalizations: 788 (No update for Sunday as of the 3 p.m. update)
  • Tests: 637,499. This number includes 102,638 antibody tests and 534,861 viral tests. However, these totals do not account for tests that are not reported through the state’s electronic lab reporting system.
  • Muscogee County reported 776 cases Sunday (+2 in 24 hours). Bibb County reported 503 (no change) cases Sunday. Fulton County (4,823) reports the highest number of cases in the state.

  • Cases per person: Echols (3703.7), Randolph (2709.51), Terrell (2562.89), Early (2454.17) and Hancock (2428.9) counties have the highest number of coronavirus cases per person in the state.
  • The health department is not reporting how many Georgians have recovered.

For a full county-by-county breakdown, visit the state health department’s website.

This story was originally published June 7, 2020 at 4:07 PM.

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Justin Baxley
The Telegraph
Justin Baxley is the fan life reporter at The Telegraph and writes stories centered around entertainment, food and sports in the Macon community. Justin joined the Telegraph staff after graduating from Mercer University in May 2017 with a degree in criminal justice and journalism. During his time at Mercer he served as the sports editor for The Cluster.
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