The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Georgia skyrocketed Tuesday, with 1,260 cases being added since 7 p.m. Monday.
The total number of cases statewide is 8,818, with 1,774 people hospitalized. As of noon, 329 people have died from coronavirus in Georgia.
Dougherty County continues to lead the state of Georgia in deaths from COVID-19, posting 52 virus-related deaths as of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s noon update.
Fulton County continues to have the highest number of confirmed cases with 1,124 and 36 deaths.
Below is the breakdown of cases and deaths by county.
| COVID-19 Confirmed Cases By County: | No. Cases | No. Deaths |
| Fulton | 1124 | 36 |
| Dougherty | 939 | 52 |
| Dekalb | 645 | 11 |
| Cobb | 550 | 29 |
| Gwinnett | 525 | 10 |
| Clayton | 266 | 10 |
| Hall | 196 | 0 |
| Lee | 195 | 15 |
| Henry | 194 | 3 |
| Bartow | 187 | 11 |
| Carroll | 177 | 4 |
| Sumter | 147 | 6 |
| Cherokee | 144 | 5 |
| Chatham | 117 | 4 |
| Douglas | 111 | 5 |
| Forsyth | 94 | 1 |
| Early | 92 | 5 |
| Mitchell | 90 | 10 |
| Floyd | 89 | 3 |
| Terrell | 87 | 9 |
| Rockdale | 85 | 2 |
| Randolph | 81 | 4 |
| Coweta | 79 | 2 |
| Fayette | 79 | 4 |
| Houston | 79 | 6 |
| Clarke | 77 | 9 |
| Richmond | 74 | 3 |
| Colquitt | 69 | 5 |
| Newton | 65 | 2 |
| Paulding | 60 | 1 |
| Worth | 55 | 3 |
| Muscogee | 53 | 1 |
| Spalding | 50 | 4 |
| Columbia | 46 | 0 |
| Crisp | 46 | 0 |
| Troup | 46 | 3 |
| Lowndes | 44 | 1 |
| Tift | 43 | 1 |
| Bibb | 42 | 1 |
| Barrow | 40 | 3 |
| Coffee | 38 | 2 |
| Thomas | 37 | 0 |
| Ware | 37 | 3 |
| Oconee | 32 | 0 |
| Glynn | 29 | 0 |
| Calhoun | 28 | 1 |
| Dooly | 28 | 1 |
| Pierce | 28 | 1 |
| Upson | 28 | 0 |
| Baldwin | 26 | 1 |
| Bryan | 26 | 2 |
| Gordon | 25 | 3 |
| Walton | 24 | 2 |
| Laurens | 22 | 0 |
| Greene | 21 | 1 |
| Jackson | 21 | 0 |
| Whitfield | 21 | 1 |
| Dawson | 20 | 1 |
| Polk | 20 | 0 |
| Butts | 17 | 0 |
| Decatur | 17 | 0 |
| Effingham | 17 | 1 |
| Meriwether | 17 | 0 |
| Camden | 16 | 0 |
| Peach | 16 | 2 |
| Turner | 16 | 0 |
| Haralson | 15 | 0 |
| Lamar | 15 | 0 |
| Burke | 14 | 0 |
| Mcduffie | 13 | 2 |
| Monroe | 13 | 1 |
| Harris | 12 | 0 |
| Liberty | 12 | 0 |
| Seminole | 12 | 0 |
| Miller | 11 | 0 |
| Murray | 11 | 0 |
| Stephens | 11 | 0 |
| Washington | 11 | 0 |
| Bacon | 10 | 0 |
| Bulloch | 10 | 0 |
| Clay | 10 | 1 |
| Fannin | 10 | 0 |
| Pickens | 10 | 2 |
| Pike | 10 | 0 |
| Schley | 10 | 1 |
| Baker | 9 | 1 |
| Irwin | 9 | 0 |
| Lumpkin | 9 | 0 |
| Madison | 9 | 1 |
| White | 9 | 0 |
| Dodge | 8 | 0 |
| Macon | 8 | 0 |
| Morgan | 8 | 0 |
| Pulaski | 8 | 0 |
| Toombs | 8 | 1 |
| Catoosa | 7 | 0 |
| Jenkins | 7 | 0 |
| Jones | 7 | 0 |
| Appling | 6 | 0 |
| Ben Hill | 6 | 0 |
| Brooks | 6 | 0 |
| Habersham | 6 | 0 |
| Jasper | 6 | 0 |
| Johnson | 6 | 0 |
| Talbot | 6 | 0 |
| Warren | 6 | 0 |
| Grady | 5 | 0 |
| Lanier | 5 | 0 |
| Lincoln | 5 | 0 |
| Putnam | 5 | 0 |
| Rabun | 5 | 0 |
| Taylor | 5 | 1 |
| Wilkes | 5 | 0 |
| Atkinson | 4 | 0 |
| Berrien | 4 | 0 |
| Candler | 4 | 0 |
| Chattooga | 4 | 1 |
| Jefferson | 4 | 0 |
| Telfair | 4 | 0 |
| Walker | 4 | 0 |
| Webster | 4 | 0 |
| Banks | 3 | 0 |
| Brantley | 3 | 1 |
| Charlton | 3 | 0 |
| Clinch | 3 | 0 |
| Cook | 3 | 0 |
| Emanuel | 3 | 0 |
| Franklin | 3 | 0 |
| Gilmer | 3 | 0 |
| Hart | 3 | 0 |
| Heard | 3 | 1 |
| Marion | 3 | 0 |
| Mcintosh | 3 | 0 |
| Quitman | 3 | 0 |
| Screven | 3 | 0 |
| Stewart | 3 | 0 |
| Tattnall | 3 | 0 |
| Union | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne | 3 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 3 | 0 |
| Chattahoochee | 2 | 0 |
| Crawford | 2 | 0 |
| Elbert | 2 | 0 |
| Oglethorpe | 2 | 1 |
| Towns | 2 | 0 |
| Twiggs | 2 | 0 |
| Wilcox | 2 | 0 |
| Bleckley | 1 | 0 |
| Dade | 1 | 1 |
| Echols | 1 | 0 |
| Hancock | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Davis | 1 | 0 |
| Long | 1 | 0 |
| Treutlen | 1 | 0 |
| Wheeler | 1 | 0 |
| Unknown | 489 | 7 |
| *Based on patient county of residence when known |
Thom Chandler
Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.
