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.
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The latest data:
- As of 3 p.m., there have been 2,856 deaths in Georgia, with the state's earliest reported death on March 5. Over the last 14 days (6/20-7/3), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 15.71 deaths each day. Over the previous 14-day period (6/5-6/19), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 31
- There have been 90,493 cases confirmed in Georgia, with the state's earliest case listed on Feb. 1. Over the last 14 days, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 2034.57 new cases a day. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 760.71 That curve is reflected in the orange on the chart below.
On July 1, Georgia set a record for new cases in one day with 2,946 cases. However, the state surpassed that record on July 2, adding 3,472 new confirmed cases. While not breaking a record, the July 3 daily new case count, at 2,784, ranks among the highest on record in Georgia.
The chart below shows the state's COVID-19 cases since the end of March. The dotted line indicates the 14-day moving average. The new cases reported each day are shown in blue, while those in orange are the cases reported within the past week.
- There have been 11,653 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 134.36 new patients a day. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in new patients was 77.86.
- 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 July 3, there were 1,671 current hospitalizations.
Key Facts:
- Gov. Brian Kemp has extended the Public Health State of Emergency until August 11.
County - Cases - Deaths:
Appling 266 14
Atkinson 155 2
Bacon 254 4
Baker 43 3
Baldwin 543 34
Banks 140 1
Barrow 523 25
Bartow 727 42
Ben Hill 174 1
Berrien 121 0
Bibb 969 41
Bleckley 64 1
Brantley 99 3
Brooks 158 11
Bryan 142 5
Bulloch 411 4
Burke 146 7
Butts 280 33
Calhoun 163 6
Camden 147 2
Candler 46 0
Carroll 741 40
Catoosa 319 8
Charlton 58 2
Chatham 1505 37
Chattahoochee 421 0
Chattooga 63 2
Cherokee 1368 44
Clarke 607 15
Clay 56 2
Clayton 2076 79
Clinch 108 3
Cobb 5301 245
Coffee 580 17
Colquitt 1016 18
Columbia 531 9
Cook 148 1
Coweta 708 16
Crawford 49 0
Crisp 276 12
Dade 68 1
Dawson 146 3
DeKalb 6172 173
Decatur 261 8
Dodge 107 2
Dooly 210 12
Dougherty 1922 155
Douglas 1021 36
Early 267 31
Echols 185 0
Effingham 163 1
Elbert 108 0
Emanuel 120 3
Evans 28 0
Fannin 101 1
Fayette 363 19
Floyd 552 15
Forsyth 871 15
Franklin 198 1
Fulton 7527 314
Gilmer 191 2
Glascock 8 0
Glynn 972 6
Gordon 411 18
Grady 211 4
Greene 98 9
Gwinnett 8619 173
Habersham 705 36
Hall 3310 60
Hancock 217 32
Haralson 79 5
Harris 341 9
Hart 67 0
Heard 54 3
Henry 1285 33
Houston 688 24
Irwin 65 1
Jackson 391 10
Jasper 69 1
Jeff Davis 114 3
Jefferson 117 1
Jenkins 117 12
Johnson 92 2
Jones 95 0
Lamar 125 6
Lanier 145 3
Laurens 202 1
Lee 393 22
Liberty 131 1
Lincoln 40 1
Long 51 1
Lowndes 1263 12
Lumpkin 142 3
Macon 118 9
Madison 103 4
Marion 83 2
McDuffie 102 7
McIntosh 48 1
Meriwether 195 3
Miller 49 0
Mitchell 451 38
Monroe 170 18
Montgomery 32 0
Morgan 54 0
Murray 229 2
Muscogee 1833 50
Newton 644 11
Non-Georgia Resident 5234 48
Oconee 161 10
Oglethorpe 91 7
Paulding 638 16
Peach 113 9
Pickens 95 5
Pierce 181 5
Pike 91 3
Polk 209 1
Pulaski 51 2
Putnam 160 12
Quitman 17 1
Rabun 50 3
Randolph 200 25
Richmond 1041 53
Rockdale 495 11
Schley 25 1
Screven 95 7
Seminole 50 2
Spalding 441 32
Stephens 240 6
Stewart 135 3
Sumter 562 50
Talbot 78 3
Taliaferro 2 0
Tattnall 142 0
Taylor 29 2
Telfair 119 3
Terrell 228 27
Thomas 468 32
Tift 767 26
Toombs 256 5
Towns 45 1
Treutlen 27 1
Troup 1516 35
Turner 177 16
Twiggs 26 1
Union 75 3
Unknown 2764 2
Upson 369 43
Walker 330 12
Walton 427 28
Ware 459 16
Warren 23 0
Washington 126 1
Wayne 81 0
Webster 23 2
Wheeler 53 0
White 145 4
Whitfield 1181 10
Wilcox 131 15
Wilkes 59 1
Wilkinson 78 8
Worth 319 22
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