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For weeks, Glascock County remained the lone county not reporting cases of the virus. That appears to have changed over the past 24 hours, as the Georgia Department of Public Health's website now reports one case of COVID-19 within the county.
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Key Facts:
- There have been 1,399 deaths in Georgia, with the state's earliest reported death on March 5. Over the last 14 days (4/25-5/8), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 35.14. Over the previous 14-day period (4/11-4/24), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 33.36.
- There have been 32,171 cases confirmed in Georgia, with the state's earliest reported case on Feb. 1. Over the last 14 days, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 639.64. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 730.71.
- There have been 5,974 total patients hospitalized in Georgia during the pandemic, according to the Department of Public Health's cumulative total. Over the last 14 days, the average daily increase in new patients was 117.71. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in new patients was 124.43.
- The Georgia Emergency Management Agency began reporting current statewide hospitalizations on May 1. That day they reported 1,500 current hospitalizations. By the most recent report on May 7, there were 1,227 current hospitalizations.
- Gov. Brian Kemp's statewide shelter-in-place order expired at midnight April 30. However, his order for the elderly and medically-fragile remains in effect until June 12.
- All public schools in Georgia closed through the end of the school year
- Public Health Emergency remains in effect.
Friday, May 8
All Georgia counties reporting cases of coronavirus
According to state data for the coronavirus, all 159 of Georgia's counties are now reporting cases of Covid-19.
For weeks, Glascock County remained the lone county not reporting cases of the virus. That appears to have changed over the past 24 hours, as the Georgia Department of Public Health's website now attributes one case of Covid-19 to the county.
According to previous reporting, the county did not have cases of the virus in the noon report on May 7. However, with the 7 p.m. report on May 7, it appeared to have 1 positive case and 1 death.
In the noon report for May 8, the county again showed one positive case, but no deaths. Those numbers remained unchanged with the 7 p.m. report.
Fulton County, however, which was the first county in the state to report case of the virus, is now reporting more than 3,300 cases of the virus and 114 deaths.
On the other hand, while DeKalb County, is reporting fewer cases of the virus than Fulton, it has a higher rate of confirmed cases of the virus (confirmed cases per 100,000 people).
There are now 32,171 cases of the virus and 1,399 deaths.
Click here to see our interactive map of cases in Georgia.
Below is a county-by-county breakdown.
COUNTY - CASES - DEATHS
Fulton 3315 144
DeKalb 2445 69
Gwinnett 2322 87
Cobb 2072 113
Hall 1997 28
Dougherty 1583 126
Clayton 886 34
Cherokee 578 17
Henry 566 14
Richmond 441 16
Douglas 398 11
Sumter 391 32
Carroll 390 17
Habersham 386 16
Bibb 384 15
Forsyth 364 10
Bartow 361 31
Muscogee 361 12
Mitchell 340 31
Lee 339 22
Chatham 291 12
Houston 283 15
Baldwin 271 12
Coweta 257 4
Upson 247 24
Newton 240 8
Thomas 239 26
Rockdale 228 7
Spalding 227 11
Early 224 26
Paulding 221 10
Colquitt 202 10
Terrell 198 21
Barrow 192 5
Fayette 190 12
Crisp 182 6
Lowndes 182 4
Clarke 180 13
Worth 180 13
Columbia 178 5
Troup 176 5
Butts 171 17
Coffee 171 9
Randolph 167 21
Floyd 155 12
Ware 155 12
Walton 148 6
Tift 145 6
Dooly 140 12
Whitfield 140 6
Jackson 122 3
Gordon 121 15
Hancock 119 3
Calhoun 113 5
Decatur 109 2
Burke 101 4
Wilcox 94 12
Stephens 91 1
Appling 89 10
Gilmer 89 0
White 86 1
Grady 83 4
Macon 81 4
Laurens 77 1
Lumpkin 76 1
Dawson 75 1
Turner 74 12
Glynn 72 1
Oconee 66 0
Johnson 65 2
Polk 65 0
Brooks 64 7
Harris 62 2
Meriwether 62 1
Peach 62 2
Walker 62 0
Bryan 59 4
Pierce 59 3
Greene 57 5
Oglethorpe 56 4
Putnam 54 6
Washington 53 1
Catoosa 52 0
McDuffie 50 4
Murray 45 1
Liberty 43 0
Bulloch 42 2
Pike 41 2
Wilkinson 40 2
Ben Hill 39 0
Lamar 39 1
Marion 39 1
Toombs 39 3
Effingham 37 1
Elbert 37 0
Bacon 35 1
Banks 35 0
Camden 35 1
Pulaski 35 1
Fannin 34 1
Monroe 34 4
Seminole 34 2
Union 33 1
Dodge 32 1
Haralson 32 2
Pickens 32 2
Baker 31 2
Cook 31 1
Jones 31 0
Miller 31 0
Morgan 30 0
Stewart 30 0
Madison 28 1
Telfair 28 0
Clay 27 3
Bleckley 26 0
Franklin 26 1
Jasper 26 0
Talbot 26 1
Wilkes 26 0
Jeff Davis 24 1
Brantley 23 2
Emanuel 23 1
Irwin 21 1
Atkinson 20 1
Towns 20 1
Berrien 19 0
Crawford 19 0
Taylor 18 2
Charlton 17 0
Jefferson 17 1
Jenkins 17 1
Screven 17 1
Chattooga 16 2
Clinch 16 0
Dade 16 1
Hart 15 0
Schley 15 1
Warren 15 0
Heard 14 1
Rabun 13 1
Wayne 13 0
Chattahoochee 12 0
Lincoln 12 0
Lanier 10 2
Webster 10 2
Tattnall 9 0
Twiggs 8 0
Candler 7 0
Echols 6 0
McIntosh 6 0
Quitman 6 1
Evans 5 0
Long 5 0
Treutlen 5 0
Wheeler 5 0
Montgomery 4 0
Glascock 1 0
Taliaferro 1 0
Unknown 856 0
Non-Georgia Resident 1087 22
Delta temporarily consolidating service in selected large metro areas
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines says they are temporarily consolidating service to large metro areas served by more than one airport while volume is significantly reduced.
The suspensions will allow the carrier to minimize their COVID-13 exposure risk while continuing to ensure access to Delta's network for those who must travel.
The suspensions will begin May 13 and last through at least September 2020, as Delta continues to re-evaluate their overall needs. The list of suspended airports and their nearby served airports are as follows:
Temporarily Suspended Airport - Nearest Delta-Served Airport
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) - Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
Oakland International Airport (OAK) - San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) - Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Long Beach Airport (LGB) - Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) - Logan International Airport (BOS)
Westchester County Airport (HPN) - LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
Stewart International Airport (SWF) - John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) - Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) - Logan International Airport (BOS)
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) - Norfolk International Airport (ORF)
More than 50 deaths, 460 new cases reported statewide in past 24 hours
The Georgia Department of Health has reported new cases of COVID-19 across the state on Friday. As of noon, 31,722 confirmed cases of the virus were reported across Georgia. The death toll had risen to 1,356.
This an increase from 31,260 cases and 1,305 deaths reported at midday on Thursday.
Out of the confirmed cases, 3,265 come from Fulton County, 2,400 from DeKalb County, 2,273 from Gwinnett County, 2,031 from Cobb County, and 1,973 from Hall County. For a breakdown by county, view the 11Alive interactive map.
The agency reports that 5,886 persons have been hospitalized across the state, suffering from COVID-19, and 1,389 of them are in intensive care.
County - Cases - Deaths
Fulton 3265 137
DeKalb 2400 62
Gwinnett 2273 85
Cobb 2031 109
Hall 1973 27
Dougherty 1569 126
Clayton 879 34
Cherokee 572 17
Henry 558 14
Richmond 437 15
Sumter 390 29
Carroll 389 16
Habersham 384 15
Bibb 379 14
Douglas 368 11
Forsyth 361 10
Bartow 359 31
Muscogee 356 12
Mitchell 340 31
Lee 339 22
Chatham 287 12
Houston 279 15
Baldwin 270 10
Coweta 257 4
Upson 246 24
Newton 236 8
Thomas 227 22
Rockdale 226 7
Early 224 26
Spalding 223 11
Paulding 219 10
Colquitt 202 10
Terrell 195 21
Barrow 191 5
Fayette 190 12
Crisp 181 6
Worth 179 13
Clarke 178 13
Lowndes 174 4
Troup 174 5
Columbia 173 5
Coffee 170 8
Butts 168 17
Randolph 167 20
Floyd 155 12
Ware 148 12
Walton 147 5
Tift 145 6
Whitfield 139 6
Dooly 137 12
Jackson 121 3
Gordon 120 15
Hancock 118 3
Calhoun 110 5
Decatur 105 2
Wilcox 93 12
Burke 91 4
Stephens 91 1
Gilmer 89 0
Appling 88 10
White 87 2
Macon 81 3
Grady 80 4
Lumpkin 76 1
Dawson 73 1
Turner 73 11
Laurens 72 1
Glynn 71 1
Oconee 66 0
Brooks 64 7
Johnson 64 2
Polk 64 0
Harris 62 2
Meriwether 61 1
Peach 61 2
Walker 61 0
Pierce 59 3
Bryan 58 4
Greene 55 5
Putnam 54 5
Oglethorpe 53 3
Catoosa 52 0
Washington 52 1
McDuffie 50 4
Bulloch 42 2
Murray 42 1
Liberty 41 0
Pike 41 2
Wilkinson 40 2
Ben Hill 39 0
Lamar 39 1
Marion 38 1
Toombs 38 3
Effingham 37 1
Bacon 35 1
Banks 35 0
Camden 35 1
Elbert 35 0
Fannin 34 1
Monroe 34 4
Pulaski 34 1
Seminole 33 2
Union 33 1
Haralson 32 2
Pickens 32 2
Cook 31 1
Dodge 31 1
Jones 30 0
Miller 30 0
Morgan 30 0
Baker 29 2
Madison 28 1
Stewart 28 0
Telfair 28 0
Clay 27 3
Jasper 26 0
Talbot 26 1
Wilkes 26 0
Franklin 25 1
Brantley 23 2
Emanuel 23 1
Bleckley 22 0
Jeff Davis 22 1
Irwin 21 1
Atkinson 20 1
Towns 20 1
Berrien 19 0
Crawford 19 0
Taylor 18 2
Jefferson 17 1
Jenkins 17 1
Screven 17 1
Chattooga 16 2
Clinch 16 0
Dade 16 1
Hart 15 0
Schley 15 1
Charlton 14 0
Heard 14 1
Rabun 13 1
Warren 13 0
Wayne 13 0
Chattahoochee 12 0
Lincoln 12 0
Lanier 10 2
Webster 10 2
Tattnall 9 0
Twiggs 8 0
Candler 7 0
Echols 6 0
McIntosh 6 0
Quitman 6 1
Evans 5 0
Long 5 0
Treutlen 5 0
Wheeler 5 0
Montgomery 3 0
Glascock 1 0
Taliaferro 1 0
Unknown 854 0
Non-Georgia Resident 1086 19
Things to know for Friday morning
- State officials are now recommending all residents get tested, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not
- Mask requirements and a lack of clear information are making it difficult for the deaf and hard of hearing community to navigate the coronavirus pandemic
- Georgia's public health commissioner, Dr. Kathleen Toomey, said she has been receiving daily threats
- One man shared his frustrating experience as The Reveal investigated the accuracy - or sometimes lack thereof - of COVID-19 tests
- 11Alive's Doug Richards reported on the state data that shows how hard the pandemic is hitting Georgia's communities of color
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