Georgia exceeds more than 5,500 total coronavirus-related deaths. Here’s the latest:

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 267,758 cumulative COVID-19 cases Saturday, up by 2,428 new cases in 24 hours.

Here are some key takeaways from the latest data:

Cases: 267,758 (+2,428 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.

Georgia reported 2,615 coronavirus cases a week ago on Aug. 22, and 3,372 coronavirus cases two weeks ago on Aug. 15.

Deaths: 5,576 (+106 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 275,453 total antibody tests and 2,312,179 total viral tests (+25,195 viral tests in 24 hours). These totals don’t account for tests that are not reported through the state’s electronic lab reporting system.

Positivity rate for Georgia today: 8.7%. Georgia’s overall positivity: 10.6%. The World Health Organization’s recommended test positivity percentage is 5% to properly track outbreaks and locate milder cases of the disease.

Current COVID hospitalizations: 1,978. That’s a decrease of 103 patients in 24 hours. The count includes any patient in a Georgia hospital who has tested positive for COVID-19 at the time of the report. This count does not include patients who are being investigated for possible infection by health officials.

Total COVID hospitalizations: 24,533, an increase of 198 in 24 hours.

Hospital capacity: As of Friday, 84% 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, had no critical care beds left Friday.

For a complete county-by-county list and additional data, visit the Georgia Department of Public Health’s website. The health department is not reporting how many Georgians have recovered.

Regional update

▪ Muscogee County reported 5,422 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 20 cases in 24 hours. The county reported 133 coronavirus-related deaths, an increase of four in 24 hours.

Over the last two weeks, 8.4%of Muscogee County’s tests came back positive. Since the start of the pandemic, 11.3% of the county’s tests were positive.

▪ In Middle Georgia, Bibb County reported 5,388 cases, up 23 cases in 24 hours. The county reported 118 coronavirus-related deaths, an increase of three in 24 hours.

Over the last two weeks, 20.4% of Bibb County’s tests came back positive. Since the start of the pandemic, 17.2% of the county’s tests were positive, according to state’s data.

But that case data and positivity rate are possibly being inflated due to a data dump error by the Medical Center, Navicent Health, earlier in the week. It is a “distinct possibility,” said Michael Hokanson, spokesman for the North Central Health District.

Hokanson noted that it’s going to take some time to sort through the reports and cleanup the errors the data dump created.

He asked for the public’s patience as the DPH and North Central Health District continue to work with Navicent Health to review the data and resolve the issue.

▪ Chattahoochee County reported 1,113 cases, up 25 cases in 24 hours. The county reported two coronavirus-related deaths. No new deaths were reported. Chattahoochee County leads the state with 10,354.45 cases per 100,000 people.

Over the last two weeks, 6.5% of the county’s tests came back positive. Since the start of the pandemic, 5.6% of Chattahoochee County’s tests were positive.

▪ Fulton County reports the highest number of cumulative cases in the state at 24,747.