ATLANTA — We're breaking down the trends and relaying information from across the state of Georgia as it comes in, bringing perspective to the data and context to the trends.
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.
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.
The chart above depicts the total number of deaths to COVID-19 within the state of Georgia since Jan. 1.
The Peach State reached a grim milestone last week, having reached 30,000 deaths statewide to the virus. Now, Georgia is finally starting to see a decline to its 14-day average death totals-- as seen within the chart listed above. The number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are also on the decline within Georgia, as a total of 1,138 patients remain in hospitals across the state for the virus.
THE LATEST DATA:
- As of 2:50 p.m., there have been 30,104 deaths in Georgia, an increase of 55 deaths since Friday's report. Over the last 14 days where numbers were reported by DPH, the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 94.50 deaths each day. Over the previous 14-day period where numbers were reported, the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 106.93.
- There have been 1,915,855 cases confirmed in Georgia, an increase of 1,213 since Friday's report. Over the last 14 days where numbers were reported by DPH, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases were 1,382.71 new cases a day. Over the previous 14-day period where numbers were reported, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 7,511.
- There have been 108,430 total patients hospitalized in Georgia during the pandemic, an increase of 211 since Friday, according to the Department of Public Health's cumulative total. Over the last 14 days where numbers were reported, the average daily increase in new patients was 179.36 new patients a day. Over the previous 14-day period where numbers were reported, the average daily increase in new patients was 309.79.
- The Georgia Emergency Management Agency began reporting current statewide hospitalizations on May 1. That day they reported 1,500 current hospitalizations. The agency discontinued its daily report on Sept. 5, 2020, pointing instead to the newly created Georgia COVID-19 Data Hub.
- According to Georgia's new database, as of March 7, there were 1,138 current hospitalizations – a decrease of 83 hospitalizations since Friday.
- In addition, 55% of Georgians are now fully vaccinated, with 8% in-between doses, and 37% still unvaccinated.
COUNTY- CASES- DEATHS
Appling 3,531 106
Atkinson 1,536 39
Bacon 2,535 61
Baker 314 13
Baldwin 7,289 189
Banks 3,340 77
Barrow 19,444 237
Bartow 21,494 378
Ben Hill 2,163 73
Berrien 2,010 57
Bibb 28,720 668
Bleckley 1,458 42
Brantley 2,486 86
Brooks 1,881 62
Bryan 6,773 70
Bulloch 10,554 107
Burke 2,955 59
Butts 4,709 136
Calhoun 983 21
Camden 8,548 96
Candler 1,323 51
Carroll 14,376 177
Catoosa 12,371 120
Charlton 2,202 48
Chatham 52,691 764
Chattahoochee 5,932 16
Chattooga 5,247 110
Cherokee 45,064 554
Clarke 26,049 207
Clay 353 6
Clayton 57,356 851
Clinch 1,382 37
Cobb 133,901 1,562
Coffee 8,444 210
Colquitt 7,922 159
Columbia 20,307 299
Cook 2,056 55
Coweta 20,793 415
Crawford 1,188 43
Crisp 2,546 70
Dade 2,510 25
Dawson 6,117 94
DeKalb 126,783 1,462
Decatur 5,170 90
Dodge 2,106 69
Dooly 1,529 39
Dougherty 14,075 435
Douglas 28,069 307
Early 2,090 54
Echols 466 5
Effingham 10,195 163
Elbert 2,639 81
Emanuel 3,409 78
Evans 1,492 40
Fannin 4,143 121
Fayette 16,689 266
Floyd 22,896 401
Forsyth 43,699 349
Franklin 4,366 75
Fulton 182,709 1,976
Gilmer 4,641 141
Glascock 268 8
Glynn 18,053 350
Gordon 11,828 222
Grady 3,672 81
Greene 3,144 70
Gwinnett 173,248 1,681
Habersham 8,375 231
Hall 46,514 755
Hancock 1,367 80
Haralson 3,445 62
Harris 5,120 97
Hart 3,190 57
Heard 1,469 31
Henry 45,341 603
Houston 23,014 320
Irwin 1,034 23
Jackson 18,500 264
Jasper 1,666 36
Jeff Davis 2,322 47
Jefferson 2,238 77
Jenkins 1,071 45
Johnson 1,460 57
Jones 3,711 97
Lamar 3,279 96
Lanier 1,088 14
Laurens 8,576 236
Lee 3,837 89
Liberty 10,838 104
Lincoln 856 29
Long 2,213 25
Lowndes 15,142 265
Lumpkin 6,527 107
Macon 1,192 41
Madison 5,952 86
Marion 954 42
McDuffie 2,971 75
McIntosh 1,957 31
Meriwether 3,243 116
Miller 1,284 20
Mitchell 3,098 99
Monroe 3,887 130
Montgomery 1,451 45
Morgan 2,901 49
Murray 9,083 165
Muscogee 31,810 670
Newton 17,954 377
Non-GA Resident/Unknown State 62,993 936
Oconee 6,890 92
Oglethorpe 2,370 47
Paulding 25,878 308
Peach 3,671 101
Pickens 5,082 126
Pierce 2,791 101
Pike 2,733 65
Polk 9,221 159
Pulaski 1,214 43
Putnam 3,625 96
Quitman 230 3
Rabun 2,788 76
Randolph 853 42
Richmond 36,048 679
Rockdale 14,907 284
Schley 521 8
Screven 1,809 36
Seminole 1,638 24
Spalding 10,421 340
Stephens 5,886 124
Stewart 2,020 32
Sumter 3,898 148
Talbot 937 30
Taliaferro 181 3
Tattnall 3,402 81
Taylor 1,140 39
Telfair 1,246 58
Terrell 1,187 58
Thomas 8,822 178
Tift 6,266 162
Toombs 5,408 164
Towns 2,034 81
Treutlen 1,132 46
Troup 12,048 309
Turner 1,112 45
Twiggs 1,040 54
Union 4,272 131
Unknown 8,462 17
Upson 4,143 167
Walker 13,430 182
Walton 15,839 374
Ware 5,951 215
Warren 652 22
Washington 3,231 80
Wayne 5,653 178
Webster 251 7
Wheeler 931 34
White 6,251 134
Whitfield 27,263 378
Wilcox 826 33
Wilkes 1,118 33
Wilkinson 1,640 46
Worth 2,338 88