Georgia reports almost 1,300 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, 28 new deaths
The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 268,973 cumulative COVID-19 cases Sunday, up by 1,298 new cases in 24 hours.
Here are some key takeaways from the latest data:
Cases: 268,973 (+1,298 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 1,739 coronavirus cases a week ago on Aug. 23.
Deaths: 5,604 (+28 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 276,958 total antibody tests and 2,327,490 total viral tests (+15,311 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: 8.6%. 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.
Total COVID hospitalizations: 24,572, an increase of 39 in 24 hours.
Hospital capacity: As of Friday, 80.8% of the state’s critical care beds are full. Not all critical care beds in the state are filled with COVID-19 patients.
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 5,440 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 28 cases in 24 hours. The county reported 134 coronavirus-related deaths, an increase of one in 24 hours.
▪ In Middle Georgia, Bibb County reported 5,375 cases, 13 fewer cases than on Saturday. The county reported 119 coronavirus-related deaths, an increase of one in 24 hours. A precise number of positive cases in Bibb County remains uncertain as state health officials continue to sort through a data dump last Monday that resulted in hundreds of new positives in Macon. But at least some of those cases are most likely duplicates.
▪ Chattahoochee County reported 1,113 cases, which means no new cases were reported to the state Sunday. 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.
▪ Fulton County reports the highest number of cumulative cases in the state at 24,801.
