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We are breaking down the coronavirus trends across the state of Georgia.
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.
Key Facts:
- There have been 1,544 deaths in Georgia, with the state's earliest reported death on March 5. Over the last 14 days (5/1-5/14), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 29.43. Over the previous 14-day period (4/17-4/30), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 34.14.
- There have been 35,977 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 694.07. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 661.86.
- There have been 6,374 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 84.86. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in new patients was 140.29.
- 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 13, there were 1,091 current hospitalizations.
- Gov. Brian Kemp's statewide shelter-in-place order expired at midnight on April 30. However, his order for the elderly and medically-fragile remains in effect until June 12.
- All public school buildings in Georgia are closed through the end of the school year
- Public Health Emergency remains in effect.
Douglas County receives donation of PPE
Douglas County received a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth thousands of dollars for front-line employees from Medline Industries, Inc., they said.
“Earlier this week, I received an email from County Administrator, Mark Teal about the donation and I cannot thank Medline enough for their generosity,” Jason Milhollin, Director of Emergency Management said.
Since 1 p.m. data, only 119 new cases in evening update
Since the DPH released its afternoon numbers, they are only reporting 119 new cases. As of 7 p.m. there are 35,977 conifrmed COVID-19 cases in the state. They said 1,544 people have died from the virus. The state has tested more than 285,000 people.
Zoo Atlanta to reopen this weekend
Zoo Atlanta will reopen on Saturday, the venue said in a release on Thursday.
The zoo says it will be instituting "enhanced protocols and procedures" to facilitate a safe reopening.
Those will include a timed ticketing system "to control capacity and limit the number of guests who are inside the zoo at any given time" a release said. The zoo did not say specifically what that number will be.
Latest numbers from the Dept. of Public Health
The Georgia Department of Health announced new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. As of 1:30 p.m., there are 35,858 confirmed cases of the virus and 1,527 deaths reported. This is up from the 35,332 confirmed cases and 1,505 deaths that they announced at the same time on Wednesday.
Of the 35,858 confirmed cases, 3621 are in Fulton, 2644 are in DeKalb, 2532 are in Gwinnett, 2334 are in Cobb and 2119 are in Hall. For a breakdown by county, view the 11Alive interactive map.
They said 6,345 patients have been hospitalized with COVID-19.
COUNTY - CASES - DEATHS
Fulton 3621 158
DeKalb 2644 74
Gwinnett 2532 101
Cobb 2334 128
Hall 2119 37
Dougherty 1644 131
Non-Georgia Resident 1572 24
Unknown 1459 0
Clayton 973 34
Cherokee 667 21
Henry 618 16
Richmond 476 17
Douglas 425 14
Sumter 411 35
Muscogee 405 15
Habersham 400 15
Carroll 399 19
Forsyth 395 11
Mitchell 384 32
Bartow 379 35
Bibb 379 14
Chatham 344 14
Lee 342 22
Houston 293 16
Coweta 280 4
Baldwin 278 12
Thomas 269 28
Newton 262 8
Barrow 256 7
Upson 255 25
Rockdale 248 7
Early 239 29
Spalding 237 12
Paulding 235 10
Colquitt 229 11
Fayette 201 11
Terrell 199 24
Columbia 197 6
Lowndes 197 4
Butts 195 17
Worth 194 18
Troup 192 5
Clarke 191 13
Crisp 189 7
Coffee 188 11
Whitfield 175 6
Tift 170 6
Randolph 169 21
Ware 166 12
Floyd 165 12
Walton 160 7
Dooly 152 12
Hancock 141 4
Jackson 126 3
Gordon 123 16
Calhoun 116 5
Decatur 115 3
Burke 114 3
Gilmer 106 1
Appling 99 10
Wilcox 98 12
Stephens 94 1
Macon 89 5
Grady 88 4
White 88 1
Laurens 86 1
Dawson 83 1
Lumpkin 82 1
Turner 81 12
Glynn 74 1
Harris 74 2
Meriwether 72 1
Walker 72 0
Johnson 70 2
Peach 69 2
Pierce 69 4
Polk 69 0
Catoosa 67 0
Oconee 66 0
Brooks 64 8
Washington 62 1
Bryan 61 4
Putnam 59 6
Greene 57 5
Oglethorpe 56 4
Murray 55 1
McDuffie 53 4
Bacon 50 2
Elbert 47 0
Bulloch 45 2
Liberty 45 0
Ben Hill 44 1
Camden 44 1
Monroe 44 4
Pike 44 2
Banks 41 0
Lamar 41 1
Toombs 41 4
Wilkinson 40 3
Effingham 38 1
Marion 38 1
Seminole 38 2
Pickens 37 3
Clinch 36 0
Dodge 36 1
Fannin 36 1
Stewart 36 0
Union 36 1
Miller 35 0
Haralson 34 2
Pulaski 34 1
Baker 33 2
Cook 33 3
Morgan 33 0
Bleckley 32 0
Jones 31 0
Franklin 29 1
Madison 29 1
Telfair 29 1
Brantley 28 2
Wilkes 28 1
Clay 27 3
Talbot 27 1
Jasper 26 0
Emanuel 25 1
Jeff Davis 24 1
Irwin 22 1
Taylor 22 2
Towns 21 1
Atkinson 20 2
Berrien 20 0
Charlton 20 1
Jefferson 20 1
Crawford 19 0
Hart 19 0
Screven 18 1
Dade 17 1
Heard 17 1
Chattahoochee 16 0
Chattooga 16 2
Jenkins 16 1
Warren 16 0
Schley 15 1
Rabun 14 1
Wayne 14 0
Lincoln 12 0
Echols 11 0
Lanier 11 2
Tattnall 11 0
Webster 11 2
Candler 10 0
McIntosh 9 0
Twiggs 9 0
Quitman 7 1
Treutlen 7 0
Wheeler 7 0
Long 5 0
Montgomery 5 0
Evans 4 0
Glascock 1 0
Taliaferro 1 0
Things to know for Thursday, May 14
- Dobbins ARB to hold flyovers across north Georgia hospitals
- Red Cross conducting multiple blood drives
- State to receive $200 million to increase testing capacity
- First shipment of COVID-19 treatment drug Remdesivir arrives
- Governor tours temporary medical units in Floyd County
- Speaker says lawmakers to return, but with precautions
- City of College Park reverses course
- Six Flags to use reservation system
- Stonecrest mask giveaway set for Friday
- Gwinnett deputies help deliver meals to children
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