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
