Georgia reports more than 3,300 COVID-19 cases, 35 deaths in Friday update
The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 231,895 cumulative COVID-19 cases Friday, up by more than 3,300 new cases in 24 hours.
Here are some key takeaways from the latest data:
Cases: 231,895 (+3,320 reported today). The number of new cases reported in a day may not match the difference in total cases over a 24-hour period. This occurs because previously reported cases may be removed as duplicate reports are corrected. An older confirmed case may also be reclassified as additional information is collected during an investigation.
Last Friday, Georgia reported 4,177 new cases. Two weeks ago on July 31, Georgia reported 4,149 new cases.
Deaths: 4,573 (+35 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. Georgia reported back-to-back days with more than 100 coronavirus-related deaths earlier this week.
Tests: Georgia reported 249,475 total antibody tests and 1,970,053 total viral tests (+27,443 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 COVID hospitalizations: 2,691. That’s a decrease of 116 patients in 24 hours. The count includes any patient in a Georgia hospital who has tested positive for COVID-19 at the time of the report. This count does not include patients who are being investigated for possible infection by health officials.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports Georgia had 3,806 current hospital patients in an inpatient bed with confirmed or suspected coronavirus infections as of Aug. 14. Representatives for the Georgia Department of Public Health previously said that federal data includes some long-term acute care and rehabilitation facilities, while state data is only from acute care hospitals.
Total COVID hospitalizations: 21,818, an increase of 237 in 24 hours.
Hospital capacity: As of Thursday, 86% of the state’s critical care beds are full. Not all critical care beds in the state are filled with COVID-19 patients. Some regions have less than 10 critical care beds available. Region I, which includes Muscogee and other Columbus area counties, has three critical care beds left. Not every patient in a critical care bed has COVID-19.
Cases per 100,000: Chattahoochee (7,386.73), Echols (5,694.13), Stewart (4,209.5), Appling (4,121.55) and Randolph (4,116.08) counties have the highest coronavirus rates per 100,000 people in the state.
For a complete county-by-county list, visit the Georgia Department of Public Health’s website. The health department is not reporting how many Georgians have recovered.
Regional update
▪ Muscogee County reported 4,992 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 62 cases in 24 hours. The county reported 107 coronavirus-related deaths, an increase of two in 24 hours.
▪ In Middle Georgia, Bibb County reported 3,951 cases, up 116 cases in 24 hours. The county reported 79 coronavirus-related deaths, an increase of four in 24 hours.
▪ Fulton County reports the highest number of cumulative cases in the state at 21,601.
This story was originally published August 14, 2020 at 3:43 PM.