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 3,442 deaths in Georgia, an increase of 82 since the previous day. Over the last 14 days (7/11-7/24), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 34.07 deaths each day. Over the previous 14-day period (6/26-7/9), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 13.93.
- There have been 161,401 cases confirmed in Georgia, an increase of 4,813 since the previous day. Over the last 14 days, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 3,585 new cases a day. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 2,730.
- Testing is now at 159,1041 with a total increase of 48,932 from the previous day - the highest one-day test increase on record. DPH suggests this increase is the result of labs working through a backlog.
- There have been 16,752 total patients hospitalized in Georgia during the pandemic, an increase of 399 since the previous day according to the Department of Public Health's cumulative total. Over the last 14 days, the average daily increase in new patients was 272.50 new patients a day. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in new patients was 166.57.
- 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 24, there were 3,135 current hospitalizations - a decrease of 22 from the previous day.
Key Facts:
Gov. Brian Kemp has extended the Public Health State of Emergency until August 11.
COUNTY- CASES- DEATHS:
Appling 475 16
Atkinson 259 2
Bacon 371 5
Baker 47 3
Baldwin 806 37
Banks 200 3
Barrow 877 32
Bartow 1283 51
Ben Hill 291 1
Berrien 222 0
Bibb 2614 51
Bleckley 109 1
Brantley 192 3
Brooks 303 12
Bryan 437 6
Bulloch 878 9
Burke 306 7
Butts 393 36
Calhoun 179 6
Camden 472 4
Candler 157 1
Carroll 1478 42
Catoosa 441 8
Charlton 244 3
Chatham 4068 44
Chattahoochee 507 1
Chattooga 125 2
Cherokee 2364 51
Clarke 1396 15
Clay 69 2
Clayton 3838 90
Clinch 153 4
Cobb 9717 282
Coffee 1156 22
Colquitt 1391 21
Columbia 1395 18
Cook 329 5
Coweta 1136 17
Crawford 81 0
Crisp 347 14
Dade 92 1
Dawson 226 3
DeKalb 10767 204
Decatur 469 8
Dodge 191 2
Dooly 229 14
Dougherty 2428 160
Douglas 1970 45
Early 323 31
Echols 217 0
Effingham 491 1
Elbert 271 1
Emanuel 295 4
Evans 141 1
Fannin 223 2
Fayette 764 23
Floyd 977 15
Forsyth 1556 16
Franklin 319 3
Fulton 15221 365
Gilmer 416 3
Glascock 17 0
Glynn 2049 19
Gordon 772 21
Grady 341 4
Greene 200 11
Gwinnett 14801 213
Habersham 921 47
Hall 4789 70
Hancock 253 34
Haralson 151 6
Harris 547 14
Hart 191 0
Heard 117 3
Henry 2479 38
Houston 1430 36
Irwin 123 1
Jackson 735 13
Jasper 103 1
Jeff Davis 254 4
Jefferson 349 5
Jenkins 205 18
Johnson 204 3
Jones 214 1
Lamar 184 8
Lanier 190 4
Laurens 562 1
Lee 472 22
Liberty 468 2
Lincoln 96 3
Long 93 1
Lowndes 2563 23
Lumpkin 236 5
Macon 156 10
Madison 265 4
Marion 117 4
McDuffie 221 8
McIntosh 117 2
Meriwether 307 5
Miller 87 0
Mitchell 548 41
Monroe 349 22
Montgomery 100 0
Morgan 132 0
Murray 445 2
Muscogee 3700 74
Newton 1328 24
Non-Georgia Resident 13669 74
Oconee 326 15
Oglethorpe 160 7
Paulding 1178 18
Peach 237 10
Pickens 206 5
Pierce 342 5
Pike 157 3
Polk 479 4
Pulaski 75 2
Putnam 295 17
Quitman 25 1
Rabun 147 3
Randolph 231 26
Richmond 2579 74
Rockdale 966 12
Schley 33 1
Screven 144 9
Seminole 86 2
Spalding 708 35
Stephens 463 6
Stewart 235 4
Sumter 688 55
Talbot 114 3
Taliaferro 4 0
Tattnall 306 1
Taylor 54 2
Telfair 232 5
Terrell 273 29
Thomas 809 38
Tift 1131 34
Toombs 475 6
Towns 94 1
Treutlen 74 2
Troup 2027 52
Turner 204 18
Twiggs 65 1
Union 162 5
Unknown 2109 6
Upson 435 45
Walker 439 14
Walton 729 32
Ware 972 19
Warren 44 0
Washington 301 1
Wayne 489 2
Webster 35 2
Wheeler 80 0
White 248 5
Whitfield 2539 22
Wilcox 150 17
Wilkes 157 3
Wilkinson 154 10
Worth 394 23
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