Georgia reports more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases, 1,000 current hospitalizations

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported nearly 66,000 cumulative COVID-19 cases Monday.

Here are some key takeaways:

• Cases: 65,928 (+1,227 in 24 hours). McClatchy measures new cases by subtracting the total number of infections reported at 3 p.m. from the total number of infections reported the previous day at 3 p.m. This reflects when confirmed cases are reported to the state.
• Georgia’s seven-day average for COVID-19 cases continues to climb. The average as of June 22 is 1,073.43 cases per day, the highest to date.
• Deaths: 2,648 (+5 deaths in 24 hours). It’s important to note that these numbers indicate when deaths are reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health. It does not reflect when these deaths occurred.
  
  
• Tests: 850,674. This number includes 142,648 antibody tests and 708,026 viral tests (+9,719 new viral tests in 24 hours). These totals don’t account for tests that are not reported through the state’s electronic lab reporting system.
  
  
• Current Hospitalizations: 1,000. That’s an increase of 40 patients in 24 hours. This count does not include patients who are being investigated for possible infection by health officials. The number of current COVID-19 hospitalizations has increased every day since June 14. Current hospitalizations are at their highest total since May 18.
• Cases per 100,000: Echols (4,459.56), Chattahoochee (2,949.11), Randolph (2,887.18), Terrell (2,574.7) and Hancock (2,538.75) counties have the highest coronavirus rates per 100,000 people in the state.
  
  
• The health department is not reporting how many Georgians have recovered.

For a complete county-by-county list, visit the Georgia Department of Public Health’s website.

Regional updates

• Muscogee County reported 1,213 total cases Monday (up 44 cases in 24 hours). As of June 22, 34 coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in Muscogee. No new deaths were reported.
• Troup County reported 1,027 total cases, an increase of 49 cases since Sunday. As of June 22, 28 coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in Troup (up 2 in 24 hours).
• In Middle Georgia, Bibb County reported 609 cases, up 8 cases from Sunday. As of June 22, 37 coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in Bibb. No new deaths were reported.
• Houston County reported 513 cases, an increase of 14 cases in 24 hours. As of June 22, 20 coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in Houston. No new deaths were reported.
• Gwinnett County reports the highest number of cases in the state, at 6,407.
  
  

Nick Wooten

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Nick Wooten is the Accountability/Investigative reporter for the Ledger-Enquirer where he is responsible for covering several topics, including Georgia politics. His work may also appear in the Macon Telegraph. Nick was given the Georgia Press Association’s 2021 Emerging Journalist award for his coverage of elections, COVID-19 and Columbus’ LGBTQ+ community. Before joining McClatchy, he worked for The (Shreveport La.) Times covering city government and investigations. He is a graduate of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.