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Key Facts:
- 1,038 deaths from the novel coronavirus in Georgia, an increase of 51 from the count on Monday afternoon.
- 24,225 confirmed cases across the state, an increase of 435 from the count on Monday afternoon.
- Statewide shelter-in-place order will expire on April 30
- All public schools in Georgia closed through the end of the school year
- Public Health Emergency remains in effect until May 13
Monday, April 27, 2020
COVID-19 Death toll surpasses 1,000 in Georgia as state begins reopening
Newly released numbers from the Georgia Department of Public Health now show that 1,038 people have died from COVID-19 in Georgia on the same day that many businesses were allowed to reopen for the first time since a shelter-in-place order began weeks earlier.
The state website actually misstates the total number of deaths at the top of the publicly-available COVID-19 report which is touted for now providing updates much more regularly.
While the top of the page lists "1K" for 1,000 under deaths, a graph much further down the page suggests they have risen to 1,038.
The new page also appears to have done away with a total count of deaths and confirmed COVID-19 cases where the person's address is listed as "out-of-state".
It's unclear if these are still included in the state's totals moving forward - though the total number of cases listed by the state is considerably more than the county-by-county grand total.
11Alive is reaching out to the Georgia Department of Public Health for clarification.
Kemp to allow restrictions on vacation rentals to expire on April 30
Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday that he would permit the restriction on vacation rentals in Georgia to expire on April 30.
As part of his overall prohibition on establishments across the state, Kemp specifically blocked all vacation rentals statewide.
He said that social distancing guidelines would still remain in force, even after the expiration of the restriction on vacation rentals.
Confirmed cases now at 24,208; death toll closing in on 1,000
The Georgia Department of Health said Monday evening there are now 24,208 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus statewide. The total of deaths reported across Georgia now numbers 993.
The county reporting the largest number of cases is Fulton County, with 2,681. Other counties reporting more than 1,000 cases include DeKalb with 1,854; Gwinnett with 1,542; Dougherty with 1,492; Cobb with 1,483; and Hall County with 1,099.
The highest death toll statewide is in Dougherty County, where 114 fatalities have been reported. Other counties reporting 25 or more deaths include Fulton County with 103 deaths, Cobb County with 81, Gwinnett County with 52, DeKalb County with 41, Bartow County 29 and Mitchell County with 28.
There are more people hospitalized in Fulton County than in any other county in the state from COVID-19, with 492 individuals. Other counties reporting 150 or more hospitalizations include Cobb County with 434, DeKalb County with 343, Gwinnett County with 325, Dougherty County with 283, and Hall County with 156.
Additional data for each county in the state is as follows:
County - Cases - Deaths
Fulton 2681 103
DeKalb 1854 41
Gwinnett 1542 52
Dougherty 1492 114
Cobb 1483 81
Hall 1099 12
Clayton 649 24
Henry 464 11
Cherokee 391 10
Richmond 377 14
Sumter 362 24
Carroll 329 13
Lee 303 19
Mitchell 291 28
Bartow 289 29
Douglas 284 11
Muscogee 284 4
Forsyth 273 8
Bibb 256 7
Houston 216 13
Chatham 208 7
Upson 203 17
Early 200 15
Spalding 197 8
Baldwin 192 6
Coweta 190 4
Habersham 190 4
Colquitt 172 6
Newton 171 7
Fayette 169 8
Rockdale 166 6
Terrell 166 18
Paulding 165 7
Thomas 160 16
Crisp 157 3
Randolph 156 19
Columbia 144 2
Worth 142 9
Clarke 140 13
Lowndes 139 4
Troup 138 4
Floyd 134 11
Butts 126 3
Dooly 118 8
Barrow 114 4
Ware 112 8
Coffee 109 4
Tift 100 5
Walton 99 2
Calhoun 86 3
Gordon 81 12
Jackson 77 1
Burke 74 3
Macon 73 3
Stephens 73 1
Wilcox 72 7
Whitfield 69 4
Decatur 64 1
Turner 64 8
Appling 60 5
Walker 58 0
Harris 57 2
Oconee 57 0
Gilmer 54 0
Greene 54 1
Laurens 54 1
Pierce 54 2
Dawson 53 1
Brooks 52 6
Grady 52 3
Glynn 51 1
Meriwether 50 0
Bryan 48 2
Oglethorpe 48 3
Polk 48 0
White 48 0
Catoosa 46 0
McDuffie 44 4
Marion 40 1
Johnson 39 2
Peach 39 2
Pike 38 2
Putnam 37 5
Washington 37 1
Liberty 35 0
Bulloch 34 2
Effingham 34 1
Lamar 34 0
Lumpkin 32 1
Union 32 2
Wilkinson 32 2
Camden 31 1
Miller 29 0
Seminole 29 2
Toombs 28 3
Haralson 27 1
Jones 27 0
Morgan 25 0
Murray 25 0
Telfair 25 0
Ben Hill 24 0
Dodge 24 1
Fannin 24 0
Hancock 24 0
Pulaski 24 1
Wilkes 23 0
Bacon 22 1
Madison 22 1
Monroe 22 1
Brantley 21 2
Pickens 21 2
Talbot 21 1
Baker 20 2
Clay 20 2
Emanuel 20 0
Jasper 20 0
Towns 20 0
Elbert 19 0
Cook 17 1
Franklin 17 0
Stewart 17 0
Taylor 17 2
Banks 16 0
Jenkins 16 1
Schley 16 1
Berrien 15 0
Irwin 15 1
Chattooga 14 1
Crawford 14 0
Dade 14 1
Jeff Davis 14 1
Jefferson 14 1
Screven 14 1
Warren 12 0
Wayne 11 0
Heard 10 1
Lincoln 10 0
Rabun 10 0
Webster 10 2
Bleckley 9 0
Chattahoochee 9 0
Hart 9 0
Candler 8 0
Charlton 8 0
Clinch 8 0
Lanier 8 1
Atkinson 7 0
Tattnall 7 0
Twiggs 7 0
Echols 5 0
Evans 4 0
Long 4 0
McIntosh 4 0
Quitman 4 1
Wheeler 4 0
Montgomery 2 0
Treutlen 2 0
Glascock 0 0
Taliaferro 0 0
Unknown 601 2
Hall County plans partial, phased-in reopening for May 18
Hall County government facilities closed for the COVID-19 pandemic will begin partially reopening to the public on May 18, officials said Monday.
"The reopening of these facilities will be carefully planned in an effort to follow the Centers for Disease Control and White House's guidelines and best practices and to remain in compliance with Gov. Kemp's executive order," Hall County Administrator Jock Connell said in a statement.
In the meantime, the county government center, community centers across the county, public libraries, park pavilions and park restrooms will remain closed.
The Hall County Animal Shelter has extended its closure, also. Shelter staff is continuing to care for animals. The public may adopt animals on an appointment basis.
The landfill and recycling center remain open.
Questions may be directed to the county's website at http://hallcounty.org.
Confirmed cases in Georgia now at 23,773
The Georgia Department of Health announced new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. As of Noon, there are 23,773 confirmed cases of the virus and 942 deaths reported*. This is up from the 23,481 confirmed cases and 916 deaths that they announced on Sunday evening.
Of the 23,773 confirmed cases, 2593 are in Fulton, 1821 are in DeKalb, 1474 are in Dougherty, 1452 are in Cobb and 1520 are in Gwinnett. For a breakdown by county, view the 11Alive interactive map.
They said 4,433 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19.
Of the confirmed cases, 2 percent are between the ages of 0-17, while 62 percent are 18-59 years old, 33 percent are over 60 and 3 percent are unknown. 54 percent are female, and 44 percent are male.
In total, 117,758 tests were conducted at commercial labs, reporting 22,342 positive cases. At the Department of Public Health Laboratory, 9,411 tests were conducted with 1,431 positive results.
*The new total could indicate a lag in cases that were confirmed earlier but not reported until today
COUNTY - CASES - DEATHS
Fulton 2593 95
Dekalb 1821 36
Gwinnett 1520 50
Dougherty 1474 108
Cobb 1452 75
Hall 1039 11
Clayton 643 21
Henry 455 10
Cherokee 376 10
Richmond 369 14
Sumter 361 23
Carroll 329 12
Lee 302 18
Mitchell 293 26
Bartow 288 28
Douglas 281 10
Muscogee 280 4
Forsyth 260 8
Bibb 252 7
Houston 211 13
Chatham 206 7
Upson 200 15
Early 199 15
Spalding 192 8
Coweta 188 4
Baldwin 181 6
Habersham 175 3
Colquitt 169 6
Newton 167 6
Fayette 165 8
Terrell 165 17
Rockdale 163 6
Paulding 161 7
Thomas 159 16
Randolph 156 19
Crisp 155 2
Columbia 145 2
Worth 142 9
Lowndes 136 4
Floyd 133 11
Troup 132 4
Clarke 127 13
Butts 126 3
Dooly 113 7
Ware 110 8
Barrow 109 4
Coffee 109 4
Tift 100 4
Walton 97 3
Calhoun 85 3
Gordon 81 12
Burke 77 3
Jackson 75 1
Stephens 71 1
Macon 70 3
Wilcox 69 7
Whitfield 67 4
Turner 64 8
Decatur 62 1
Walker 59 0
Appling 56 5
Harris 56 2
Oconee 56 0
Pierce 54 2
Greene 53 1
Laurens 52 1
Dawson 51 1
Glynn 51 1
Grady 51 3
Brooks 49 6
Meriwether 49 0
Bryan 48 2
Oglethorpe 48 3
Gilmer 47 0
Catoosa 46 0
Polk 46 0
Mcduffie 43 4
White 41 0
Marion 39 1
Pike 39 2
Peach 38 2
Johnson 36 2
Liberty 35 0
Bulloch 34 2
Effingham 34 1
Washington 34 1
Lamar 33 0
Union 32 2
Putnam 31 5
Wilkinson 31 2
Lumpkin 30 1
Miller 29 0
Camden 28 1
Seminole 28 2
Toombs 28 3
Haralson 27 1
Jones 26 0
Ben Hill 24 0
Morgan 24 0
Murray 24 0
Telfair 24 0
Dodge 23 0
Fannin 23 0
Wilkes 23 0
Madison 22 1
Monroe 22 1
Bacon 21 1
Brantley 21 2
Pickens 21 2
Talbot 21 1
Baker 20 2
Clay 20 2
Jasper 20 0
Pulaski 20 1
Towns 20 0
Elbert 19 0
Emanuel 19 0
Hancock 18 0
Banks 17 0
Cook 17 1
Dade 17 1
Franklin 17 0
Stewart 17 0
Jenkins 16 1
Schley 16 1
Taylor 16 2
Berrien 15 0
Irwin 15 1
Crawford 14 0
Jefferson 14 1
Screven 14 1
Chattooga 13 1
Jeff Davis 13 1
Warren 12 0
Wayne 11 0
Heard 10 1
Lincoln 10 0
Bleckley 9 0
Chattahoochee 9 0
Hart 9 0
Rabun 9 0
Webster 9 2
Candler 8 0
Lanier 8 1
Atkinson 7 0
Charlton 7 0
Clinch 7 0
Tattnall 7 0
Twiggs 7 0
Echols 5 0
Evans 4 0
Mcintosh 4 0
Long 3 0
Quitman 3 1
Wheeler 3 0
Montgomery 2 0
Treutlen 2 0
Unknown 633 1
Non-Georgia Resident 1027 10
What you missed from the weekend
- Waffle House to make major changes to operations for Georgia reopening
- The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added six new symptoms of COVID-19 to its official website.
- Cobb County reopened access to three popular trails and 14 "passive parks" on Saturday
- 2,512 cases of coronavirus were reported among residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities on a report released by state officials on Friday.
- President Donald Trump, once again, took Gov. Brian Kemp to task Friday morning to task over his decision to begin reopening business in Georgia, this time on Twitter.
- Georgia Power is donating 3-D printers to create medical face shields to Wellstar Paulding Hospital.