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Coronavirus in Georgia: 1,643 confirmed cases, 56 deaths and 509 hospitalized

GEORGIA — There are now 1,643 confirmed coronavirus cases and 56 deaths in the state of Georgia. The Georgia Department of Public Health said 509 people have been hospitalized with the virus.

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These numbers are up from 1,387 confirmed cases, 438 hospitalizations and 47 deaths reported Wednesday.

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There have been 7,302 tests completed by commercial labs with 1,390 positive COVID-19 cases. Georgia Public Health Laboratory has completed 1,646 tests with 253 positive cases.

Here are the latest case numbers broken down county-by-county, according to the DPH’s report.

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  • Fulton 231
  • Dougherty 164
  • Dekalb 137
  • Cobb 119
  • Bartow 93
  • Gwinnett 79
  • Carroll 52
  • Cherokee 44
  • Clayton 37
  • Clarke 29
  • Henry 29
  • Lee 29
  • Hall 22
  • Douglas 18
  • Floyd 17
  • Forsyth 15
  • Coweta 14
  • Fayette 14
  • Lowndes 14
  • Rockdale 13
  • Newton 12
  • Richmond 11
  • Spalding 11
  • Columbia 10
  • Mitchell 10
  • Polk 10
  • Troup 10
  • Chatham 9
  • Gordon 9
  • Houston 9
  • Bibb 8
  • Laurens 8
  • Early 7
  • Oconee 7
  • Paulding 7
  • Sumter 7
  • Tift 7
  • Glynn 6
  • Muscogee 6
  • Whitfield 6
  • Worth 6
  • Barrow 5
  • Peach 5
  • Terrell 5
  • Colquitt 4
  • Crisp 4
  • Lumpkin 4
  • Pickens 4
  • Bryan 3
  • Burke 3
  • Butts 3
  • Effingham 3
  • Irwin 3
  • Lamar 3
  • Lincoln 3
  • Madison 3
  • Meriwether 3
  • Monroe 3
  • Baldwin 2
  • Camden 2
  • Coffee 2
  • Dawson 2
  • Decatur 2
  • Jackson 2
  • Jasper 2
  • Miller 2
  • Randolph 2
  • Seminole 2
  • Tattnall 2
  • Turner 2
  • Twiggs 2
  • Ware 2
  • Washington 2
  • Baker 1
  • Ben Hill 1
  • Calhoun 1
  • Catoosa 1
  • Charlton 1
  • Chattooga 1
  • Clinch 1
  • Dodge 1
  • Fannin 1
  • Franklin 1
  • Greene 1
  • Haralson 1
  • Harris 1
  • Heard 1
  • Jones 1
  • Liberty 1
  • Long 1
  • Macon 1
  • Mcduffie 1
  • Morgan 1
  • Pierce 1
  • Pulaski 1
  • Stephens 1
  • Taylor 1
  • Thomas 1
  • Toombs 1
  • White 1
  • Wilkes 1
  • Unknown 178

According to the state’s data, 57 percent of cases are people ages 18 to 59, 35 percent are people ages 60 or older, 7 percent are of unknown ages and 1 percent are between the ages of 0 and 17.

The confirmed cases are 46 percent men and 50 percent women, 4 percent unknown.



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