Georgia reports 30 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours. Here’s the latest:
The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 219,025 cumulative COVID-19 cases Monday, up by over 3,400 new cases in 24 hours.
Here are some key takeaways from the latest data:
Cases: 219,025 (+2,429 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: 4,229 (+30 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 243,257 total antibody tests and 1,861,962 total viral tests (+26,914 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: 20,676, an increase of 32 in 24 hours.
Hospital capacity: As of Sunday, 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 (7,080), Echols (5,593), Stewart (4,161), Randolph (4,027) and Hancock (3,881) 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 4,780 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 32 cases in 24 hours. The county reported 98 coronavirus-related deaths, an increase of two in the last 24 hours.
▪ Bibb County reported 3,645 cases, up 29 cases in 24 hours. The county reported 68 coronavirus-related deaths, no increase in the last 24 hours.
▪ Houston County reported 1,992 cases, up 16 cases in 24 hours. The county reported 60 coronavirus-related deaths, an increase of one in 24 hours.
▪ Fulton County reports the highest number of cases in the state with 20,468.
This story was originally published August 10, 2020 at 3:42 PM.