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Coronavirus in Georgia | Latest data for May 9, 2021

Here's the latest COVID-19 case, death and hospitalization data from the state.

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.

Visit the 11Alive coronavirus page for comprehensive coverage, find out what you need to know about Georgia specifically, learn more about the symptoms, and keep tabs on the cases around the world.

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.

THE LATEST DATA:

  • As of 3 p.m., there have been 17,701 deaths in Georgia, a decrease of one since the previous day (due to a DPH correction). Over the last 14 days (4/26-5/9), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 22.43 deaths each day. Over the previous 14-day period (4/12-4/25), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 28.93.
  • There have been 886,374 cases confirmed in Georgia, an increase of 505 since the previous day. Over the last 14 days, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 777.21 new cases a day. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 954.
  • There have been 62,198 total patients hospitalized in Georgia during the pandemic, an increase of 13 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 79.29 new patients a day. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in new patients was 98.14.
  • The Georgia Emergency Management Agency began reporting current statewide hospitalizations on May 1. That day they reported 1,500 current hospitalizations. The agency discontinued its daily report on Sept. 5 pointing instead to the newly created Georgia COVID-19 Data Hub.
  • According to Georgia's new database, as of May 9, there were 1,023 current hospitalizations – a decrease of 24 hospitalizations from the previous day.

COUNTY- CASES- DEATHS

Appling    1924    66

Atkinson    788    18

Bacon    1288    28

Baker    162    9

Baldwin    3847    113

Banks    1642    34

Barrow    8785    133

Bartow    11250    206

Ben Hill    1491    61

Berrien    1061    32

Bibb    13366    406

Bleckley    801    34

Brantley    934    32

Brooks    946    36

Bryan    2739    36

Bulloch    5274    64

Burke    1786    36

Butts    2341    77

Calhoun    450    15

Camden    3220    30

Candler    753    37

Carroll    7427    131

Catoosa    5730    64

Charlton    1141    25

Chatham    20252    428

Chattahoochee    3390    13

Chattooga    2253    63

Cherokee    22455    304

Clarke    12804    137

Clay    184    3

Clayton    23919    457

Clinch    738    25

Cobb    60960    969

Coffee    4237    137

Colquitt    3536    79

Columbia    11092    161

Cook    1162    38

Coweta    8712    206

Crawford    526    17

Crisp    1446    56

Dade    1217    13

Dawson    2731    42

DeKalb    58045    933

Decatur    2148    55

Dodge    1085    56

Dooly    791    32

Dougherty    5574    281

Douglas    12037    177

Early    1016    44

Echols    359    4

Effingham    3818    65

Elbert    1529    58

Emanuel    1740    53

Evans    760    17

Fannin    2131    61

Fayette    6708    153

Floyd    10012    185

Forsyth    17991    185

Franklin    2349    43

Fulton    82501    1285

Gilmer    2497    72

Glascock    145    7

Glynn    6727    153

Gordon    6505    104

Grady    1561    47

Greene    1507    56

Gwinnett    86762    1081

Habersham    4658    153

Hall    25105    443

Hancock    834    62

Haralson    1719    35

Harris    2175    58

Hart    1709    37

Heard    647    16

Henry    19313    300

Houston    10122    194

Irwin    684    18

Jackson    8535    140

Jasper    683    19

Jeff Davis    1299    36

Jefferson    1583    59

Jenkins    728    40

Johnson    788    42

Jones    1584    53

Lamar    1354    46

Lanier    503    9

Laurens    3718    144

Lee    1601    50

Liberty    3467    61

Lincoln    515    24

Long    675    11

Lowndes    7824    143

Lumpkin    2803    63

Macon    619    27

Madison    2754    46

Marion    402    17

McDuffie    1695    41

McIntosh    699    14

Meriwether    1530    73

Miller    683    9

Mitchell    1542    74

Monroe    1878    87

Montgomery    725    21

Morgan    1199    23

Murray    4187    81

Muscogee    14419    404

Newton    7554    223

Non-GA Resident/Unknown State    23731    476

Oconee    3063    65

Oglethorpe    1195    28

Paulding    10828    167

Peach    1865    52

Pickens    2545    64

Pierce    1271    44

Pike    1071    26

Polk    3954    82

Pulaski    610    32

Putnam    1805    56

Quitman    82    2

Rabun    1547    41

Randolph    470    33

Richmond    20080    418

Rockdale    6072    152

Schley    212    5

Screven    816    21

Seminole    752    18

Spalding    4098    156

Stephens    2989    81

Stewart    791    25

Sumter    1811    92

Talbot    386    18

Taliaferro    101    3

Tattnall    1852    47

Taylor    512    22

Telfair    721    45

Terrell    572    45

Thomas    3587    113

Tift    3444    97

Toombs    2945    98

Towns    1108    44

Treutlen    625    24

Troup    5979    187

Turner    604    34

Twiggs    515    39

Union    2059    71

Unknown    2351    12

Upson    1819    107

Walker    6567    80

Walton    8105    237

Ware    3030    153

Warren    381    14

Washington    1635    62

Wayne    2757    78

Webster    106    4

Wheeler    459    21

White    2984    67

Whitfield    14870    230

Wilcox    476    29

Wilkes    669    21

Wilkinson    731    28

Worth    1196    61

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