Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Update

Published 7:19 pm Sunday, March 22, 2020

By Nichole Buchanan

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From: Georgia Department of Public Health

Report For: 03/22/2020 (7:00 pm)

To ensure that the numbers being provided through the COVID-19 data tool are the most current numbers available, the updates will be done at NOON and 7:00 pm every day.

These data represent confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health as of 7:00pm 03/22/2020. A confirmed case is defined as a person who has tested positive for 2019 novel coronavirus.

This map of Georgia shows the distribution of confirmed COVID-19 cases by county. The highest rates are in and around the metro Atlanta area, with 111 confirmed cases in Fulton County, 67 confirmed cases in Cobb County and 56 confirmed cases in Bartow County.

 

Confirmed cases and deaths in Georgia.
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases No. Cases (%)
Total 620 (100%)
Deaths 25 (4.03%)
This chart shows confirmed cases by age group: ages 0-17 make up 1% of cases, ages 18-59 make up 60% of cases, ages 60+ make up 36% of cases, and the remaining 3% of cases are of an unknown age. By sex: females make up 50% of cases, and males make up 48% of cases; 1% of cases are of an unknown sex.

 

COVID-19 Testing by Lab
Lab Number of Positive Tests Total Tests
Commercial Lab 465 3099
GPHL 155 921

 

COVID-19 Confirmed Cases by County
County Cases
Fulton 111
Cobb 67
Bartow 56
DeKalb 53
Dougherty 52
Gwinnett 27
Cherokee 18
Lee 16
Carroll 16
Clayton 13
Richmond 10
Clarke 10
Coweta 9
Fayette 9
Floyd 9
Hall 9
Lowndes 8
Henry 7
Forsyth 5
Chatham 4
Douglas 4
Glynn 4
Gordon 4
Newton 4
Paulding 4
Polk 4
Troup 4
Columbia 3
Lamar 3
Peach 3
Baldwin 2
Butts 2
Early 2
Effingham 2
Laurens 2
Muscogee 2
Oconee 2
Pickens 2
Rockdale 2
Spalding 2
Sumter 2
Terrell 2
Tift 2
Whitfield 2
Worth 2
Barrow 1
Bibb 1
Charlton 1
Chattooga 1
Clinch 1
Coffee 1
Dawson 1
Heard 1
Houston 1
Lincoln 1
Lumpkin 1
Miller 1
Monroe 1
Randolph 1
Tattnall 1
Turner 1
Twiggs 1
Unknown 27

*Based on patient county of residence when known

Report generated on: 03/22/2020 18:32:42

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