Georgia reports more than 3,100 new COVID-19 cases Sunday. Here are the 24-hour trends
The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 216,596 cumulative COVID-19 cases Saturday, up by over 3,100 new cases in 24 hours.
Here are some key takeaways from the latest data:
Cases: 216,596 (+3,169 reported today). The number of new cases reported in a day may not match the difference in total cases over a 24-hour period. This occurs because previously reported cases may be removed as duplicate reports are corrected. An older confirmed case may also be reclassified as additional information is collected during an investigation.
Deaths: 4,199 (+13 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: Georgia reported 241,290 total antibody tests and 1,835,048 total viral tests (+37,082 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.
Total COVID hospitalizations: 20,628, an increase of 72 in 24 hours.
Hospital capacity: As of Saturday, 85% of the state’s critical care beds are full. Not all critical care beds in the state are filled with COVID-19 patients. Some regions have less than 10 critical care beds available. Region H, which includes some Middle Georgia counties such as Baldwin, Laurens and Twiggs, has no critical care beds left. Not every patient in a critical care bed has COVID-19.
Cases per 100,000: Chattahoochee (7079.73), Echols (5593.35), Stewart (4,160.55), Randolph (4012.44) and Hancock (3881.36) 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 update
▪ Muscogee County reported 4,748 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 63 cases in 24 hours. The county reported 96 coronavirus-related deaths, no increase in the last 24 hours.
▪ Bibb County reported 3,616 cases, up 62 cases in 24 hours. The county reported 68 coronavirus-related deaths, no increase in the last 24 hours.
▪ Houston County reported 1,976 cases, up 28 cases in 24 hours. The county reported 59 coronavirus-related deaths, an increase of one in 24 hours.
▪ Fulton County reports the highest number of cases in the state at 20,276 an increase of 227 cases in 24 hours.