The death toll of coronavirus in Georgia continues to mount, with 125 people dead from the virus as of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s 7 p.m. status update on Tuesday.
The total number of confirmed cases in Georgia crossed the 4,000 mark, with a total of 4,117 cases in Georgia.
In Dougherty County, where the disease spread like wildfire after two highly attended funerals in Albany, the number of cases grew from 267 cases at noon to 466 just seven hours later. There have been 26 deaths from the virus in Dougherty County alone. Dougherty is on trend to surpass Fulton County, which reported 599 cases at 7 p.m. At noon, Fulton County had 547 cases. There have been 18 deaths in Fulton County.
Statewide, 21% of those who test positive for coronavirus are hospitalized and 3.04% of those who test positive have died from the virus.
Gov. Brian Kemp is expected to address the state’s response Wednesday at 5 p.m. You can watch the briefing on Georgia Public Broadcasting or online at gpb.org/coronavirus.
Below is the information that has been released on those who have died from coronavirus in Georgia.
COVID-19 Deaths in Georgia
Age Gender County Underlying 95 MALE BAKER Unk 53 MALE BALDWIN Yes 91 FEMALE BARROW Yes 66 MALE BARROW Yes 90 MALE BARTOW Yes 69 MALE BARTOW Yes 85 MALE BARTOW Unk MALE CARROLL Unk 83 MALE CHATHAM Yes 84 FEMALE CHATHAM Yes 67 FEMALE CHEROKEE Yes 94 FEMALE CHEROKEE Yes 78 FEMALE CHEROKEE Yes 89 FEMALE CLARKE No 78 FEMALE CLARKE Yes 78 FEMALE CLARKE Unk 60 MALE CLARKE Yes 79 MALE CLARKE Yes 69 MALE CLAYTON Yes 47 MALE CLAYTON Yes 82 MALE CLAYTON Yes MALE COBB Unk 68 MALE COBB Yes 82 MALE COBB Yes 63 FEMALE COBB Yes 82 MALE COBB Unk 77 MALE COBB Yes 56 MALE COBB No 86 MALE COBB Unk 67 MALE COBB Yes 67 FEMALE COBB Yes 85 FEMALE COBB Yes 67 MALE COBB No 75 MALE COBB Yes 83 FEMALE COLQUITT Unk 42 FEMALE COWETA Yes 77 MALE COWETA Yes 31 MALE DEKALB Yes 91 FEMALE DEKALB Unk 65 FEMALE DEKALB Yes FEMALE DEKALB Yes 75 DOUGHERTY Unk 61 DOUGHERTY Unk 79 DOUGHERTY Unk 76 DOUGHERTY Unk 69 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes 84 MALE DOUGHERTY Unk 53 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes 92 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk 66 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes 77 MALE DOUGHERTY Unk MALE DOUGHERTY Unk 68 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk 67 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk 48 DOUGHERTY Unk 82 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk 45 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes 87 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk 85 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk 42 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes 66 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes 78 MALE DOUGHERTY Unk 43 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes 60 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Unk 79 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes 61 FEMALE DOUGHERTY Yes 65 MALE DOUGHERTY Yes 66 MALE DOUGLAS No 48 FEMALE EARLY Yes 51 FEMALE FAYETTE No 77 FEMALE FAYETTE Yes 79 MALE FAYETTE Yes 83 MALE FAYETTE Yes 75 MALE FLOYD Yes 65 FEMALE FLOYD Yes 87 MALE FORSYTH Unk 63 MALE FULTON Yes 81 MALE FULTON Yes 68 MALE FULTON Yes 62 MALE FULTON Yes MALE FULTON Yes FEMALE FULTON Unk 62 MALE FULTON Yes 58 MALE FULTON Yes 90 FEMALE FULTON Unk 68 FEMALE FULTON Yes 70 FEMALE FULTON Yes 70 FEMALE FULTON Yes 66 FEMALE FULTON Unk 33 MALE FULTON Unk 59 MALE FULTON Yes 85 MALE FULTON Unk 78 MALE FULTON Unk 82 MALE FULTON Unk 78 MALE GORDON Yes 69 FEMALE GWINNETT Yes 85 FEMALE GWINNETT Yes 76 FEMALE HEARD Unk 80 MALE HENRY Yes 73 MALE HENRY Unk 85 MALE HOUSTON Unk 84 MALE HOUSTON Yes 64 MALE HOUSTON Yes FEMALE LEE Unk 49 MALE LEE Yes 55 FEMALE LEE Yes 68 FEMALE LEE Yes 54 MALE LEE Yes 58 MALE LEE Yes 64 FEMALE LEE Yes 66 MALE LOWNDES Yes 71 MALE MADISON Yes 89 FEMALE MITCHELL Yes 29 FEMALE PEACH Unk 76 FEMALE PICKENS Yes 57 FEMALE ROCKDALE Yes 44 FEMALE ROCKDALE Yes 73 MALE SUMTER Yes 73 MALE SUMTER Yes 73 FEMALE TERRELL Unk 75 MALE TERRELL Yes 61 FEMALE TROUP Yes 67 MALE UNKNOWN Unk 93 MALE WHITFIELD Yes 48 MALE WORTH Unk
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.
