Georgia reports nearly 90,500 cumulative COVID-19 cases. Here’s more:
The Georgia Department of Public Health reported nearly 90,500 cumulative cases Friday.
Here are some key takeaways:
Cases: 90,493 (+2,784 in 24 hours). Georgia has reported 2,000 or more new cases in five of the last six days. McClatchy measures new cases by subtracting the total number of infections reported at 3 p.m. from the total number of infections reported the previous day at 3 p.m. This reflects when confirmed cases are reported to the state.
Deaths: 2,856 (+seven deaths in 24 hours). It’s important to note that these numbers indicate when deaths are reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health. It does not reflect when these deaths occurred.
Tests: 1,065,629. This number includes 164,412 antibody tests and 901,217 viral tests (+17,978 new viral tests in 24 hours). These totals don’t account for tests that are not reported through the state’s electronic lab reporting system.
Current Hospitalizations: 1,671 as of July 3. That’s an increase of 22 patients in 24 hours. This count does not include patients who are being investigated for possible infection by health officials.
Current hospitalizations are at their highest total to date. Cody Hall, a spokesperson for Gov. Brian Kemp, told McClatchy the previous high for reported current hospitalizations was 1,637 on April 23.
Cases per 100,000: Echols (4,661.12), Chattahoochee (3,963.16), Randolph (2,976.01), Stewart (2,887.91) and Terrell (2,728.24) counties have the highest coronavirus rates per 100,000 people in the state.
The health department is not reporting how many Georgians have recovered.
For a complete county-by-county list, visit the Georgia Department of Public Health’s website.
Regional updates
Bibb County reported 1,036 cases, up 67 cases in 24 hours. As of July 3, 41 coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in Bibb. No new cases were reported.
Houston County reported 723 cases, up 35 cases in 24 hours. As of July 3, 24 coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in Houston. No new deaths were reported.
Muscogee County reported 1,943 total cases, up 110 cases in 24 hours. As of July 3, 52 coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in Muscogee, an increase of two in 24 hours.
Gwinnett County reports the highest number of cases in the state at 9,085.