COVID-19 has now spread to 96 of Georgia’s 159 counties. Fulton County has the highest number of reported cases with 198. DeKalb is the second highest with 116.
Dougherty county, which became a hotbed for the virus in Georgia after the virus spread through two highly attended funerals in the Albany area, has the third highest number of cases with 109.
Georgia now has a total of 1,247 cases with 394 people hospitalized and 40 deaths. 31.6% of confirmed cases are hospitalized.
COVID-19 still effects younger age groups more than those over 60 with 60% of cases occurring in 18 to 59 year olds. Those 60 and older account for 35% of cases.
A total of 6,179 tests have been processed statewide.
Below is the breakdown of cases by county:
County Cases Fulton 198 Dekalb 116 Dougherty 109 Cobb 101 Bartow 78 Gwinnett 48 Cherokee 31 Carroll 27 Lee 25 Clayton 22 Clarke 19 Hall 19 Douglas 17 Floyd 14 Fayette 12 Henry 12 Lowndes 11 Coweta 10 Richmond 10 Forsyth 9 Rockdale 9 Gordon 8 Polk 8 Chatham 7 Newton 7 Bibb 6 Columbia 6 Laurens 6 Paulding 6 Spalding 6 Troup 6 Early 5 Glynn 5 Houston 5 Oconee 5 Sumter 5 Tift 5 Mitchell 4 Peach 4 Pickens 4 Whitfield 4 Baker 3 Crisp 3 Effingham 3 Lamar 3 Lumpkin 3 Monroe 3 Muscogee 3 Terrell 3 Worth 3 Baldwin 2 Barrow 2 Bryan 2 Butts 2 Coffee 2 Greene 2 Irwin 2 Jasper 2 Miller 2 Seminole 2 Twiggs 2 Washington 2 Appling 1 Ben Hill 1 Burke 1 Camden 1 Catoosa 1 Charlton 1 Chattooga 1 Clinch 1 Colquitt 1 Dawson 1 Decatur 1 Dodge 1 Fannin 1 Harris 1 Heard 1 Jackson 1 Jones 1 Liberty 1 Lincoln 1 Macon 1 Madison 1 Meriwether 1 Morgan 1 Pierce 1 Pulaski 1 Randolph 1 Stephens 1 Tattnall 1 Taylor 1 Thomas 1 Turner 1 Walton 1 White 1 Wilkes 1
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.
