Georgia Coronavirus Numbers Continue Rise Into Holiday Weekend

D'Ann Lawrence White
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ATLANTA, GA — After another record-setting day on Thursday, Georgia health officials will be closely studying coronavirus test results next week to gauge the impact of the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

The state reported nearly 3,500 new cases of the coronavirus Thursday.

On Friday, the Georgia Department of Public Health reported a total of 90,493 positive cases of coronavirus. That's up 2,784 cases in 24 hours.

The health department said 2,856 have died from the coronavirus with 11,653 hospitalizations, 2,413 of which were intensive care admissions

On Thursday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp continued his "Wear a Mask" tour in the hopes of convincing Georgians to don a mask without having to make it a mandate.

He said this is especially critical over the weekend as families get together for visits to the beach and backyard barbecues by the pool.

More than 1 million Georgians have been tested for the coronavirus, with about 15 percent the less reliable tests for antibodies. About 8.6 percent of all tests came back positive.

Counties in or near metro Atlanta continue to have the highest number of cases, with Gwinnett still in the lead.

  • Gwinnett County: 9,085 confirmed cases

  • Fulton County: 7,913 confirmed cases

  • DeKalb County: 6,381 confirmed cases

  • Cobb County: 5,507 confirmed cases

  • Hall County: 3,357 confirmed cases

Counties in or near metro Atlanta also continue to have the highest number of deaths. The lone exception is Dougherty County, the site of Georgia's first major outbreak.

  • Fulton County: 314 deaths

  • Cobb County: 245 deaths

  • DeKalb County: 173 deaths

  • Gwinnett County: 173 deaths

  • Dougherty County: 155 deaths

As of Thursday, all 159 Georgia counties had reported at least two confirmed cases of COVID-19. Only 18 counties have yet to report a death.
All Georgia statistics are available on the state's COVID-19 website.

Globally, more than 10.7 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 517,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Thursday. In the United States, more than 2.7 million people have been infected and more than 128,000 people have died from COVID-19. The U.S. has more confirmed cases and deaths than any other country.

This article originally appeared on the Across Georgia Patch