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 4,849 deaths in Georgia, an increase of 55 since the previous day. Over the last 14 days (8/6-8/19), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 61.79 deaths each day. Over the previous 14-day period (7/23-8/5), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 46.36.
- There have been 243,982 cases confirmed in Georgia, an increase of 2,305 since the previous day. Over the last 14 days, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 3019.21 new cases a day. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 3,529.
- There have been 22,664 total patients hospitalized in Georgia during the pandemic, an increase of 235 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 205.43 new patients a day. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in new patients was 276.14.
- 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 Aug. 19, there were 2,573 current hospitalizations - a decrease of 23 hospitalizations from the previous day.
COUNTY- CASES- DEATHS:
Fulton 22760 479
Gwinnett 22196 295
Non-GA Resident/Unknown State 16727 105
DeKalb 15422 267
Cobb 15247 352
Hall 6764 109
Chatham 6425 106
Clayton 5712 118
Richmond 5369 103
Muscogee 5163 117
Bibb 4314 86
Cherokee 4126 67
Henry 3886 59
Whitfield 3771 42
Lowndes 3289 52
Douglas 2928 60
Dougherty 2845 173
Columbia 2804 35
Glynn 2782 59
Unknown 2766 8
Forsyth 2681 29
Troup 2438 77
Clarke 2341 21
Houston 2307 62
Bartow 2114 65
Carroll 2093 54
Newton 2078 52
Paulding 1945 28
Coweta 1875 26
Floyd 1871 20
Colquitt 1645 24
Coffee 1630 33
Rockdale 1522 27
Barrow 1489 34
Bulloch 1427 19
Tift 1415 46
Gordon 1380 25
Fayette 1365 34
Walton 1309 43
Thomas 1275 45
Ware 1248 36
Jackson 1246 19
Habersham 1236 53
Baldwin 1219 46
Laurens 1167 19
Spalding 1052 43
Polk 991 12
Toombs 902 9
Wayne 889 13
Camden 888 7
Decatur 870 18
Effingham 864 10
Walker 847 17
Chattahoochee 844 2
Appling 822 19
Liberty 819 9
Sumter 795 56
Bryan 759 9
Catoosa 738 17
Stephens 722 19
Harris 696 19
Gilmer 695 4
Mitchell 676 41
Murray 669 3
Upson 636 49
Emanuel 626 15
Lee 617 23
Tattnall 613 3
Jefferson 594 12
Grady 587 8
Burke 580 7
Jeff Davis 565 8
Washington 564 3
Ben Hill 556 7
Dawson 528 5
Butts 521 40
Monroe 516 32
Putnam 508 18
Charlton 504 4
Oconee 483 17
Peach 482 16
Franklin 479 6
Cook 478 9
Bacon 477 8
Worth 476 24
Madison 472 7
Pierce 469 10
Lumpkin 466 10
McDuffie 455 11
Pickens 452 6
Brooks 443 18
Meriwether 441 7
Crisp 419 15
White 413 8
Elbert 407 1
Fannin 396 5
Chattooga 388 5
Early 388 32
Greene 383 14
Union 371 7
Jones 366 4
Atkinson 365 3
Hart 363 9
Morgan 341 1
Hancock 340 37
Berrien 339 1
Evans 322 3
Telfair 321 12
Banks 311 6
Terrell 311 30
Lamar 299 14
Bleckley 292 11
Randolph 292 26
Candler 289 10
Brantley 279 8
Jenkins 277 24
Stewart 275 10
Johnson 274 12
Dooly 268 14
Dodge 267 4
Turner 267 18
Pike 258 6
Haralson 257 7
Oglethorpe 255 8
Seminole 252 6
Screven 246 9
Wilkinson 243 12
Rabun 239 3
Lanier 238 5
Echols 228 2
Clinch 218 4
Calhoun 215 7
McIntosh 214 3
Wilkes 207 3
Wilcox 201 19
Macon 190 10
Montgomery 189 2
Jasper 186 2
Irwin 185 1
Lincoln 178 5
Towns 173 3
Miller 171 0
Dade 165 2
Marion 163 5
Treutlen 160 3
Heard 154 5
Long 154 2
Pulaski 151 3
Talbot 149 5
Twiggs 144 4
Crawford 126 0
Wheeler 120 3
Taylor 111 4
Clay 106 2
Warren 98 2
Schley 87 2
Baker 73 3
Webster 39 2
Quitman 32 1
Glascock 29 1
Taliaferro 17 0