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 2:50 p.m., there have been 26,214 deaths in Georgia, an increase of 35 deaths since Wednesday. Over the last 14 days where numbers were reported by DPH, the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 30.21 deaths each day. Over the previous 14-day period where numbers were reported, the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 38.29.
- There have been 1,331,539 cases confirmed in Georgia, an increase of 8,599 since Wednesday. Over the last 14 days where numbers were reported by DPH, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases were 3,082.29 new cases a day. Over the previous 14-day period where numbers were reported, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 1,223.
- There have been 92,506 total patients hospitalized in Georgia during the pandemic, an increase of 242 since Wednesday, according to the Department of Public Health's cumulative total. Over the last 14 days where numbers were reported, the average daily increase in new patients was 191.71 new patients a day. Over the previous 14-day period where numbers were reported, the average daily increase in new patients was 158.79.
- 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, 2020, pointing instead to the newly created Georgia COVID-19 Data Hub.
- According to Georgia's new database, as of Dec. 23, there were 1,364 current hospitalizations – an increase of 54 hospitalizations since Wednesday.
- In addition, 53% of Georgians are now fully vaccinated, with 7% in-between doses, and 40% still unvaccinated.
COUNTY- CASES- DEATHS
Appling 2,815 98
Atkinson 1,198 32
Bacon 1,988 52
Baker 247 13
Baldwin 5,343 172
Banks 2,526 64
Barrow 13,707 196
Bartow 16,123 323
Ben Hill 1,876 72
Berrien 1,562 51
Bibb 20,716 596
Bleckley 1,111 40
Brantley 1,913 76
Brooks 1,412 55
Bryan 4,720 65
Bulloch 8,065 100
Burke 2,339 48
Butts 3,503 114
Calhoun 619 21
Camden 6,161 82
Candler 1,121 50
Carroll 10,493 162
Catoosa 8,844 98
Charlton 1,754 43
Chatham 33,998 678
Chattahoochee 5,488 16
Chattooga 3,804 92
Cherokee 33,042 462
Clarke 18,165 180
Clay 236 4
Clayton 37,837 738
Clinch 1,020 34
Cobb 91,651 1,339
Coffee 6,394 195
Colquitt 5,615 135
Columbia 15,097 260
Cook 1,685 53
Coweta 14,020 356
Crawford 840 40
Crisp 1,871 66
Dade 1,938 19
Dawson 4,379 77
DeKalb 85,848 1,266
Decatur 3,524 78
Dodge 1,539 63
Dooly 1,093 38
Dougherty 9,242 391
Douglas 18,723 253
Early 1,556 53
Echols 415 5
Effingham 7,151 153
Elbert 2,098 72
Emanuel 2,708 73
Evans 1,138 35
Fannin 3,330 96
Fayette 10,739 224
Floyd 16,111 322
Forsyth 28,609 288
Franklin 3,394 69
Fulton 121,960 1,721
Gilmer 3,610 121
Glascock 191 7
Glynn 12,572 306
Gordon 9,015 181
Grady 2,455 68
Greene 2,287 65
Gwinnett 118,918 1,465
Habersham 6,692 201
Hall 35,643 655
Hancock 1,033 75
Haralson 2,466 47
Harris 3,311 86
Hart 2,382 50
Heard 1,077 27
Henry 31,010 497
Houston 16,424 297
Irwin 911 22
Jackson 13,418 219
Jasper 1,083 32
Jeff Davis 1,820 45
Jefferson 1,871 69
Jenkins 896 43
Johnson 1,033 52
Jones 2,668 90
Lamar 2,354 85
Lanier 792 12
Laurens 5,972 210
Lee 2,704 75
Liberty 6,729 98
Lincoln 713 27
Long 1,413 21
Lowndes 11,237 235
Lumpkin 4,710 94
Macon 856 40
Madison 4,342 72
Marion 677 34
McDuffie 2,326 63
McIntosh 1,406 29
Meriwether 2,303 101
Miller 1,005 15
Mitchell 2,198 90
Monroe 2,873 119
Montgomery 1,161 41
Morgan 1,974 42
Murray 6,533 140
Muscogee 21,655 589
Newton 12,234 327
Oconee 4,687 74
Oglethorpe 1,773 42
Paulding 17,956 258
Peach 2,741 96
Pickens 3,748 95
Pierce 2,146 89
Pike 1,944 52
Polk 6,603 143
Pulaski 909 41
Putnam 2,704 83
Quitman 123 3
Rabun 2,236 64
Randolph 617 40
Richmond 27,298 602
Rockdale 9,880 239
Schley 348 8
Screven 1,362 35
Seminole 1,229 23
Spalding 7,162 290
Stephens 4,662 114
Stewart 1,420 30
Sumter 2,864 131
Talbot 604 28
Taliaferro 130 3
Tattnall 2,723 73
Taylor 772 34
Telfair 976 56
Terrell 840 56
Thomas 6,105 162
Tift 4,916 140
Toombs 4,447 155
Towns 1,603 70
Treutlen 893 45
Troup 8,928 272
Turner 820 41
Twiggs 764 49
Union 3,292 120
Upson 2,790 140
Walker 10,194 136
Walton 11,630 325
Ware 4,588 207
Warren 521 20
Washington 2,380 78
Wayne 4,407 158
Webster 178 6
Wheeler 619 32
White 4,640 117
Whitfield 19,824 331
Wilcox 647 32
Wilkes 904 27
Wilkinson 1,117 41
Worth 1,780 79