The death toll for coronavirus in Georgia continues to rise. Numbers released at noon Thursday show that the state has had 10 deaths due to the disease.

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, the total number of cases in Georgia is 287, an increase of 90 cases over the previous day. This brings the percentage of deaths to 3.48% in the state.

Below is the number of cases per county. Fulton County still leads the state in number of cases with 66 reported.

County Cases
Fulton66
Cobb37
Bartow 26
DeKalb22
Dougherty20
Cherokee16
Gwinnett12
Fayette9
Clarke8
Lowndes6
Floyd6
Clayton6
Hall5
Gordon4
Lee3
Coweta3
Paulding3
Newton3
Forsyth3
Henry3
Early2
Glynn2
Laurens2
Richmond2
Troup2
Rockdale1
Houston1
Charlton1
Whitfield1
Polk1
Columbia1
Barrow1
Bibb1
Peach1
Muscogee1
Unknown6

*Based on patient county of residence when known


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.