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Coronavirus in Georgia on April 19

The Georgia Department of Public Health said the number of confirmed cases have increased to more than 18,000 across the state.

ATLANTA — Here is the latest blog for 04.20-->https://bit.ly/2VEf5Ku

Below is an archive.

As President Trump begins to set out a roadmap for reopening the economy, Georgia is in some respects seeing signs of the curve flattening and the peak of the crisis extending out into early May as a result. 

At 11Alive News, our coverage of the coronavirus is rooted in Facts, not Fear. Visit the 11Alive coronavirus page for comprehensive coverage, find out what you need to know about Georgia specifically, learn more about the symptoms, and keep tabs on the cases around the world here. Have a question? Text it to us at 404-885-7600.

State and federal officials with the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are continually monitoring the spread of the virus. They are also working hand-in-hand with the World Health Organization to track the spread around the world and to stop it.

We will continue to track the most important coronavirus elements relating to Georgia on this page. Refresh often for new information.

Key Facts: 

Sunday, April 19

Late correction shows confirmed cases at 18,489, deaths at 689

After initially showing an unexplained drop in both cases and deaths in Georgia's coronavirus numbers, the state released a corrected list around 9:30 p.m. That list suggests that 18,489 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Georgia along with 689 deaths.

The numbers show a slight drop in the percent of hospitalized cases at 18.87 - still roughly one in five people who have been confirmed to have coronavirus.

The numbers below show a county-by-county breakdown of cases and deaths in Georgia tied to COVID-19. The first number represents the number of confirmed cases and the second is the number of deaths.

Fulton    2131    75

Dekalb    1473    24

Dougherty    1425    90

Cobb    1148    54

Gwinnett    1124    38

Hall    625    6

Clayton    520    17

Henry    371    7

Sumter    332    14

Cherokee    300    8

Carroll    282    9

Lee    274    15

Richmond    264    10

Bartow    250    22

Douglas    233    6

Muscogee    224    4

Mitchell    203    23

Forsyth    202    7

Bibb    199    1

Chatham    178    5

Upson    173    8

Early    170    8

Houston    166    10

Coweta    164    3

Terrell    148    14

Randolph    144    13

Fayette    139    5

Paulding    137    7

Rockdale    131    6

Newton    130    3

Spalding    128    7

Colquitt    125    5

Thomas    125    13

Floyd    122    8

Worth    122    4

Crisp    118    2

Baldwin    112    3

Clarke    110    13

Columbia    101    1

Lowndes    96    3

Troup    92    4

Tift    91    3

Barrow    90    3

Ware    86    6

Coffee    79    4

Habersham    75    2

Dooly    70    5

Gordon    64    5

Decatur    62    1

Walton    61    3

Calhoun    58    2

Turner    58    2

Pierce    51    2

Butts    50    0

Macon    50    0

Oconee    50    0

Glynn    49    0

Jackson    48    1

Burke    47    2

Dawson    44    1

Wilcox    44    4

Greene    43    1

Laurens    43    1

Whitfield    43    3

Harris    42    2

Meriwether    42    0

Mcduffie    37    2

Stephens    35    1

Bryan    33    2

Johnson    33    1

Oglethorpe    33    2

Pike    33    1

Liberty    32    0

Peach    32    2

Grady    31    1

Polk    30    0

Bulloch    28    1

Camden    28    0

Marion    28    1

Effingham    26    1

Lamar    25    0

Washington    25    1

Brooks    23    5

Lumpkin    23    0

Miller    22    0

Morgan    22    0

Putnam    22    1

Seminole    22    2

Appling    20    0

Catoosa    20    0

Clay    20    2

Haralson    20    1

Toombs    20    2

White    20    0

Wilkinson    20    1

Brantley    19    2

Dodge    19    0

Bacon    18    1

Murray    18    0

Pickens    18    2

Pulaski    18    1

Wilkes    18    0

Baker    17    2

Jasper    17    0

Jones    17    0

Fannin    16    0

Schley    16    1

Talbot    16    1

Ben Hill    15    0

Irwin    15    0

Monroe    15    1

Stewart    15    0

Walker    15    0

Banks    14    0

Madison    14    1

Telfair    14    0

Union    14    1

Crawford    13    0

Emanuel    13    0

Towns    13    0

Cook    12    1

Gilmer    12    0

Jenkins    12    1

Jefferson    11    1

Screven    11    1

Taylor    11    2

Berrien    10    0

Franklin    10    0

Warren    10    0

Chattooga    9    1

Lincoln    9    0

Dade    8    1

Candler    7    0

Clinch    7    0

Elbert    7    0

Hancock    7    0

Heard    7    1

Jeff Davis    7    0

Rabun    7    0

Wayne    7    0

Bleckley    6    0

Charlton    6    0

Chattahoochee    6    0

Hart    6    0

Lanier    6    1

Atkinson    5    0

Tattnall    5    0

Webster    5    0

Echols    4    0

Mcintosh    4    0

Twiggs    4    0

Quitman    3    1

Wheeler    3    0

Evans    2    0

Long    2    0

Montgomery    2    0

Treutlen    1    0

Unknown    257    0

Non-Georgia Resident    870    7

Evening numbers from DPH show lower confirmed cases, deaths than earlier update

The Georgia Department of Public Health has made an unusual update to previous numbers on Sunday, lowering both the total cases and number of deaths since the noon info release.

In the 12 p.m. update, the state agency suggested there were 18,301 confirmed cases in Georgia and that that there were 687 deaths.

However, in the 7 p.m. update, the numbers had decreased to 18,157 cases and 681 deaths. 11Alive has reached out to the Georgia Department of Public Health for clarification.

The numbers below show a county-by-county breakdown of cases and deaths in Georgia tied to COVID-19. The first number represents the number of confirmed cases and the second is the number of deaths.

Fulton    2131    75

Dekalb    1471    24

Dougherty    1338    89

Cobb    1146    54

Gwinnett    1123    38

Hall    623    6

Clayton    520    17

Henry    370    7

Sumter    332    14

Cherokee    300    8

Carroll    282    9

Richmond    264    10

Lee    262    15

Bartow    250    22

Douglas    233    6

Muscogee    220    4

Forsyth    201    7

Bibb    199    1

Chatham    178    5

Upson    173    8

Houston    166    10

Coweta    164    3

Early    164    8

Mitchell    144    19

Randolph    144    13

Fayette    139    5

Paulding    135    7

Terrell    131    14

Newton    130    3

Rockdale    130    6

Spalding    128    7

Colquitt    123    5

Floyd    122    8

Crisp    118    2

Baldwin    112    3

Clarke    109    13

Worth    102    4

Columbia    101    1

Lowndes    95    3

Tift    91    3

Barrow    90    3

Troup    89    4

Ware    86    6

Coffee    79    4

Habersham    74    2

Dooly    70    5

Gordon    64    5

Walton    60    3

Calhoun    58    2

Turner    58    2

Decatur    55    1

Thomas    53    10

Pierce    51    2

Butts    50    0

Macon    50    0

Oconee    50    0

Glynn    49    0

Jackson    48    1

Burke    47    2

Dawson    44    1

Wilcox    44    4

Greene    43    1

Laurens    43    1

Whitfield    43    3

Harris    42    2

Meriwether    42    0

Mcduffie    37    2

Stephens    35    1

Bryan    33    2

Johnson    33    1

Oglethorpe    33    2

Pike    33    1

Liberty    32    0

Peach    32    2

Polk    30    0

Bulloch    28    1

Camden    28    0

Marion    28    1

Effingham    26    1

Lamar    25    0

Washington    25    1

Brooks    23    5

Lumpkin    23    0

Putnam    22    1

Morgan    21    0

Appling    20    0

Catoosa    20    0

Clay    20    2

Haralson    20    1

Miller    20    0

Seminole    20    2

Toombs    20    2

White    20    0

Wilkinson    20    1

Brantley    19    2

Dodge    19    0

Bacon    18    1

Grady    18    1

Murray    18    0

Pickens    18    2

Pulaski    18    1

Wilkes    18    0

Baker    17    2

Jasper    17    0

Jones    17    0

Fannin    16    0

Schley    16    1

Talbot    16    1

Ben Hill    15    0

Irwin    15    0

Monroe    15    1

Stewart    15    0

Walker    15    0

Banks    14    0

Madison    14    1

Telfair    14    0

Union    14    1

Crawford    13    0

Emanuel    13    0

Towns    13    0

Cook    12    1

Gilmer    12    0

Jenkins    12    1

Jefferson    11    1

Screven    11    1

Taylor    11    2

Berrien    10    0

Franklin    10    0

Warren    10    0

Chattooga    9    1

Lincoln    9    0

Dade    8    1

Candler    7    0

Clinch    7    0

Elbert    7    0

Hancock    7    0

Heard    7    1

Rabun    7    0

Wayne    7    0

Bleckley    6    0

Charlton    6    0

Chattahoochee    6    0

Hart    6    0

Jeff Davis    6    0

Lanier    6    1

Atkinson    5    0

Tattnall    5    0

Webster    5    0

Echols    4    0

Mcintosh    4    0

Twiggs    4    0

Quitman    3    1

Wheeler    3    0

Evans    2    0

Long    2    0

Montgomery    2    0

Treutlen    1    0

Unknown    255    0

Non-Georgia Resident    864    7

Kroger to mandate masks for all store associates

Kroger's Atlanta Division, which includes Georgia, eastern Alabama and South Carolina, is adding new safety measures, including facial mask requirements for associates.

The grocery chain said they have a supply of surgical masks in stock for associates to use.

Additionally, the chain will pilot test mandatory temperature checks at the start of each shift at certain stores. These tests will commence once the infrared thermometers arrive in the stores. 

RELATED: Kroger updates safety measures for associates

Confirmed cases have increased to 18,301, deaths are up to 687

Early Sunday afternoon, the Georgia Department of Public Health said that there are more than 18,000 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the state of Georgia and 687 deaths. Of the total who have gotten confirmed cases of the virus, 3,464 of them, about 18.93 percent, have been hospitalized.

The number of confirmed cases of the virus in Fulton County has exceeded 2,100, with 75 deaths reported. The number of cases in neighboring DeKalb County -- 1,452 -- has exceeded the number of reported cases in downstate Dougherty County, which has 1,422 cases. 

Completing the list of counties with more than 1,000 confirmed cases is Cobb County reporting 1,125 and Gwinnett County with 1,099 cases. Hall County has 621 cases, Clayton County has 519 and Henry County has 367.

Dougherty County still has the highest total in the state in terms of the number of fatalities reported with 91, followed by the aforementioned Fulton County total of 75. Cobb County follows with 51 deaths, Gwinnett with 38, DeKalb with 24, Mitchell County has 23 deaths, Bartow County is reporting 22.

Here's a list of coronavirus cases sorted by county. The first number represents confirmed cases. The second represents deaths.

County - Cases - Deaths

Fulton    2110    75
Dekalb    1452    24
Dougherty    1422    94
Cobb    1125    51
Gwinnett    1099    38
Hall    621    6
Clayton    519    17
Henry    367    7
Sumter    332    14
Cherokee    293    8
Carroll    281    9
Lee    272    15
Richmond    264    10
Bartow    248    22
Douglas    230    6
Muscogee    219    4
Mitchell    213    23
Forsyth    200    7
Bibb    199    1
Chatham    179    5
Upson    170    8
Early    169    8
Houston    166    10
Coweta    161    3
Terrell    148    14
Randolph    141    13
Fayette    139    5
Paulding    133    7
Newton    128    3
Rockdale    128    6
Spalding    128    7
Thomas    127    13
Colquitt    122    5
Floyd    122    8
Worth    121    4
Crisp    118    2
Baldwin    110    2
Clarke    108    13
Columbia    101    1
Lowndes    95    3
Barrow    90    3
Troup    87    4
Tift    86    3
Ware    85    6
Coffee    79    4
Habersham    74    2
Dooly    70    4
Gordon    64    5
Decatur    61    1
Walton    60    3
Calhoun    57    2
Turner    56    2
Pierce    51    2
Oconee    50    0
Glynn    49    0
Macon    49    0
Jackson    48    1
Burke    47    2
Dawson    44    1
Butts    43    0
Greene    43    1
Laurens    43    1
Whitfield    43    3
Wilcox    43    3
Meriwether    42    0
Harris    39    2
Mcduffie    37    2
Stephens    35    1
Bryan    33    2
Johnson    33    1
Liberty    32    0
Oglethorpe    32    2
Peach    32    2
Pike    32    1
Grady    31    1
Polk    30    0
Camden    28    0
Marion    28    1
Bulloch    27    1
Effingham    26    1
Lamar    25    0
Washington    25    1
Brooks    23    5
Lumpkin    23    0
Miller    22    0
Morgan    21    0
Putnam    21    1
Seminole    21    2
Appling    20    0
Clay    20    2
Haralson    20    1
Toombs    20    2
White    20    0
Wilkinson    20    1
Catoosa    19    0
Dodge    19    0
Bacon    18    1
Brantley    18    2
Murray    18    0
Pickens    18    2
Baker    17    2
Jasper    17    0
Jones    17    0
Wilkes    17    0
Fannin    16    0
Pulaski    16    1
Schley    16    1
Talbot    16    1
Ben Hill    15    0
Irwin    15    0
Monroe    15    1
Stewart    15    0
Walker    15    0
Banks    14    0
Madison    14    1
Telfair    14    0
Union    14    1
Crawford    13    0
Towns    13    0
Cook    12    1
Emanuel    12    0
Jenkins    12    1
Gilmer    11    0
Jefferson    11    1
Screven    11    1
Taylor    11    2
Berrien    10    0
Franklin    10    0
Warren    10    0
Chattooga    9    1
Lincoln    9    0
Dade    8    1
Heard    8    1
Clinch    7    0
Elbert    7    0
Hancock    7    0
Rabun    7    0
Wayne    7    0
Bleckley    6    0
Charlton    6    0
Chattahoochee    6    0
Hart    6    0
Jeff Davis    6    0
Lanier    6    1
Atkinson    5    0
Candler    5    0
Tattnall    5    0
Webster    5    0
Echols    4    0
Mcintosh    4    0
Twiggs    4    0
Quitman    3    1
Wheeler    3    0
Evans    2    0
Long    2    0
Montgomery    2    0
Treutlen    1    0
Unknown    254    0
Non-Georgia Resident    868    7

*Based on patient county of residence when known 

For a detailed county-by-county view of the numbers across the state, please visit our interactive COVID-19 tracking map.

MARTA making dramatic reduction in bus, rail service beginning Monday

MARTA has announced that due to the coronavirus, effective Monday, April 20, it is suspending all but 41 bus routes.

All bus passengers will enter and exit through the rear doors only, except for riders who need to use the accessibility ramp. Fare collection has been suspended.

Weekday rail service will begin at 5 am and operate on a Sunday schedule with trains arriving at stations about every 20 minutes.

RELATED: MARTA announces dramatic reduction in bus and rail service

Coronavirus cases in Georgia rise to 17,841, deaths to 677

Georgia is now reporting 17,841 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 677 deaths. Of the total who have gotten confirmed cases of the virus, 3,447 - or about 19.32 percent - have been hospitalized.

Fulton County leads in the total number of cases with 2,065 confirmed. Dougherty County in southwest Georgia, however, continues to lead in deaths with 91. DeKalb County, meanwhile, is just one case away from having the second largest number of confirmed cases in Georgia at 1,408 - just behind Dougherty's 1,409.

Here's a list of coronavirus cases sorted by county. The first number represents confirmed cases. The second represents deaths.

County - Cases - Deaths

Fulton    2065    74
Dougherty    1409    91
Dekalb    1408    24
Cobb    1104    51
Gwinnett    1059    36
Hall    607    6
Clayton    505    17
Henry    355    7
Sumter    314    14
Cherokee    285    8
Lee    272    15
Carroll    271    9
Richmond    262    10
Bartow    246    22
Douglas    229    6
Muscogee    218    4
Mitchell    212    23
Forsyth    197    7
Bibb    193    1
Chatham    178    5
Upson    170    8
Early    165    8
Houston    165    10
Coweta    160    3
Terrell    146    14
Randolph    141    13
Fayette    136    5
Paulding    133    6
Spalding    126    7
Floyd    122    8
Newton    121    3
Colquitt    120    5
Rockdale    119    6
Worth    119    5
Thomas    115    13
Crisp    114    2
Baldwin    108    2
Clarke    106    13
Columbia    100    1
Lowndes    89    3
Barrow    87    3
Troup    86    4
Tift    82    3
Ware    81    5
Coffee    76    3
Habersham    73    2
Dooly    69    4
Walton    59    3
Gordon    58    5
Calhoun    57    2
Decatur    55    0
Pierce    51    2
Turner    51    2
Glynn    49    0
Macon    48    0
Oconee    48    0
Burke    47    2
Jackson    47    1
Dawson    43    1
Whitfield    43    3
Greene    42    1
Wilcox    42    2
Butts    41    0
Laurens    41    1
Meriwether    40    0
Harris    39    2
Mcduffie    37    2
Johnson    33    1
Bryan    32    2
Liberty    32    0
Oglethorpe    32    2
Peach    32    2
Stephens    31    1
Pike    30    1
Polk    29    0
Camden    28    0
Bulloch    27    1
Grady    27    1
Marion    26    1
Effingham    25    1
Washington    25    1
Lamar    24    0
Brooks    23    5
Lumpkin    22    0
Appling    20    0
Clay    20    2
Haralson    20    1
Miller    20    0
Morgan    20    0
Seminole    20    2
Toombs    20    2
White    20    0
Wilkinson    20    1
Catoosa    19    0
Dodge    19    0
Putnam    19    1
Bacon    18    1
Brantley    18    2
Murray    18    0
Pickens    18    2
Baker    16    2
Jones    16    0
Pulaski    16    1
Talbot    16    1
Fannin    15    0
Irwin    15    0
Jasper    15    0
Monroe    15    1
Schley    15    1
Stewart    15    0
Madison    14    1
Telfair    14    0
Walker    14    0
Banks    13    0
Ben Hill    13    0
Crawford    13    0
Cook    12    1
Emanuel    12    0
Jenkins    12    1
Towns    12    0
Union    12    1
Wilkes    12    0
Gilmer    11    0
Jefferson    11    1
Screven    11    1
Berrien    10    0
Franklin    10    0
Taylor    10    2
Warren    10    0
Chattooga    9    1
Lincoln    9    0
Dade    8    1
Clinch    7    0
Elbert    7    0
Hancock    7    0
Heard    7    1
Rabun    7    0
Wayne    7    0
Bleckley    6    0
Chattahoochee    6    0
Lanier    6    1
Atkinson    5    0
Candler    5    0
Charlton    5    0
Hart    5    0
Jeff Davis    5    0
Tattnall    5    0
Webster    5    0
Echols    4    0
Mcintosh    4    0
Twiggs    4    0
Quitman    3    1
Wheeler    3    0
Evans    2    0
Long    2    0
Montgomery    2    0
Treutlen    1    0
Unknown    245    0
Non-Georgia Resident    827    7

*Based on patient county of residence when known 

For a detailed county-by-county view of the numbers across the state, please visit our interactive COVID-19 tracking map.

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