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Coronavirus in Georgia on May 14

We know the numbers are a lot to process so we are here to break it down for you.

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We are breaking down the coronavirus trends across the state of Georgia. 

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.

Key Facts: 

  • There have been 1,544 deaths in Georgia, with the state's earliest reported death on March 5. Over the last 14 days (5/1-5/14), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 29.43. Over the previous 14-day period (4/17-4/30), the average daily increase in newly reported deaths was 34.14.
  • There have been 35,977 cases confirmed in Georgia, with the state's earliest reported case on Feb. 1. Over the last 14 days, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 694.07. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in newly confirmed cases was 661.86.
  • There have been 6,374 total patients hospitalized in Georgia during the pandemic, according to the Department of Public Health's cumulative total. Over the last 14 days, the average daily increase in new patients was 84.86. Over the previous 14-day period, the average daily increase in new patients was 140.29. 
  • 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 May 13, there were 1,091 current hospitalizations. 
  • Gov. Brian Kemp's statewide shelter-in-place order expired at midnight on April 30. However, his order for the elderly and medically-fragile remains in effect until June 12.
  • All public school buildings in Georgia are closed through the end of the school year
  • Public Health Emergency remains in effect.

Douglas County receives donation of PPE

Douglas County received a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth thousands of dollars for front-line employees from Medline Industries, Inc., they said. 

“Earlier this week, I received an email from County Administrator, Mark Teal about the donation and I cannot thank Medline enough for their generosity,” Jason Milhollin, Director of Emergency Management said.

Since 1 p.m. data, only 119 new cases in evening update

Since the DPH released its afternoon numbers, they are only reporting 119 new cases. As of 7 p.m. there are 35,977 conifrmed COVID-19 cases in the state. They said 1,544 people have died from the virus. The state has tested more than 285,000 people. 

Zoo Atlanta to reopen this weekend

Zoo Atlanta will reopen on Saturday, the venue said in a release on Thursday.

The zoo says it will be instituting "enhanced protocols and procedures" to facilitate a safe reopening. 

Those will include a timed ticketing system "to control capacity and limit the number of guests who are inside the zoo at any given time" a release said. The zoo did not say specifically what that number will be.

Click here to read the full report.

Latest numbers from the Dept. of Public Health

The Georgia Department of Health announced new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. As of 1:30 p.m., there are 35,858 confirmed cases of the virus and 1,527 deaths reported. This is up from the 35,332 confirmed cases and 1,505 deaths that they announced at the same time on Wednesday.

Of the 35,858 confirmed cases, 3621 are in Fulton, 2644 are in DeKalb, 2532 are in Gwinnett, 2334 are in Cobb and 2119 are in Hall. For a breakdown by county, view the 11Alive interactive map.

They said 6,345 patients have been hospitalized with COVID-19.

COUNTY - CASES - DEATHS

Fulton    3621    158
DeKalb    2644    74
Gwinnett    2532    101
Cobb    2334    128
Hall    2119    37
Dougherty    1644    131
Non-Georgia Resident    1572    24
Unknown    1459    0
Clayton    973    34
Cherokee    667    21
Henry    618    16
Richmond    476    17
Douglas    425    14
Sumter    411    35
Muscogee    405    15
Habersham    400    15
Carroll    399    19
Forsyth    395    11
Mitchell    384    32
Bartow    379    35
Bibb    379    14
Chatham    344    14
Lee    342    22
Houston    293    16
Coweta    280    4
Baldwin    278    12
Thomas    269    28
Newton    262    8
Barrow    256    7
Upson    255    25
Rockdale    248    7
Early    239    29
Spalding    237    12
Paulding    235    10
Colquitt    229    11
Fayette    201    11
Terrell    199    24
Columbia    197    6
Lowndes    197    4
Butts    195    17
Worth    194    18
Troup    192    5
Clarke    191    13
Crisp    189    7
Coffee    188    11
Whitfield    175    6
Tift    170    6
Randolph    169    21
Ware    166    12
Floyd    165    12
Walton    160    7
Dooly    152    12
Hancock    141    4
Jackson    126    3
Gordon    123    16
Calhoun    116    5
Decatur    115    3
Burke    114    3
Gilmer    106    1
Appling    99    10
Wilcox    98    12
Stephens    94    1
Macon    89    5
Grady    88    4
White    88    1
Laurens    86    1
Dawson    83    1
Lumpkin    82    1
Turner    81    12
Glynn    74    1
Harris    74    2
Meriwether    72    1
Walker    72    0
Johnson    70    2
Peach    69    2
Pierce    69    4
Polk    69    0
Catoosa    67    0
Oconee    66    0
Brooks    64    8
Washington    62    1
Bryan    61    4
Putnam    59    6
Greene    57    5
Oglethorpe    56    4
Murray    55    1
McDuffie    53    4
Bacon    50    2
Elbert    47    0
Bulloch    45    2
Liberty    45    0
Ben Hill    44    1
Camden    44    1
Monroe    44    4
Pike    44    2
Banks    41    0
Lamar    41    1
Toombs    41    4
Wilkinson    40    3
Effingham    38    1
Marion    38    1
Seminole    38    2
Pickens    37    3
Clinch    36    0
Dodge    36    1
Fannin    36    1
Stewart    36    0
Union    36    1
Miller    35    0
Haralson    34    2
Pulaski    34    1
Baker    33    2
Cook    33    3
Morgan    33    0
Bleckley    32    0
Jones    31    0
Franklin    29    1
Madison    29    1
Telfair    29    1
Brantley    28    2
Wilkes    28    1
Clay    27    3
Talbot    27    1
Jasper    26    0
Emanuel    25    1
Jeff Davis    24    1
Irwin    22    1
Taylor    22    2
Towns    21    1
Atkinson    20    2
Berrien    20    0
Charlton    20    1
Jefferson    20    1
Crawford    19    0
Hart    19    0
Screven    18    1
Dade    17    1
Heard    17    1
Chattahoochee    16    0
Chattooga    16    2
Jenkins    16    1
Warren    16    0
Schley    15    1
Rabun    14    1
Wayne    14    0
Lincoln    12    0
Echols    11    0
Lanier    11    2
Tattnall    11    0
Webster    11    2
Candler    10    0
McIntosh    9    0
Twiggs    9    0
Quitman    7    1
Treutlen    7    0
Wheeler    7    0
Long    5    0
Montgomery    5    0
Evans    4    0
Glascock    1    0
Taliaferro    1    0


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