The Gist: All of Georgia is being slammed with a major outbreak of coronavirus cases, but North Georgia is showing the highest number of cases per 100,000 residents.
The Numbers: Here are today’s COVID-19 numbers as provided by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
| Confirmed Cases Today: | 6,360 |
| Positive Rapid Result Cases Today: | 1,380 |
| Confirmed Deaths Today: | 17 |
| Hospitalizations Today: | 107 |
| Total Confirmed Cases: | 642,712 |
| Total Positive Rapid Results: | 121,787 |
| Total Confirmed Deaths: | 10,299 |
| Total Probable Coronavirus Deaths: | 1,176 |
| Total Hospitalizations: | 44,742 |
| Total ICU Admissions: | 7,744 |
| Average Number of New Cases Per Day | 7,407 |
| Hospital Bed Capacity | 85% |
| ICU Bed Capacity | 91.4% |
| Emergency Room Capacity | 64.5% |
| Adult Ventilator Capacity | 43.7% |
The Map: Here is a county map of Georgia showing which counties are having the most severe outbreaks.
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.
