Weekly COVID-19 Report, Upson Surpasses 700 Cases

The number of confirmed cases in Georgia is 290,781, the number of deaths is 6,246, Hospitalizations 26,163, ICU admissions 4,794.

The number of new cases reported since last Friday is 11,427. There were 315 deaths reported, the mortality rate increased to 2.15%.

Statewide, testing decreased 39% compared to the first 11 days of August, a total of 126,194 since last Friday. 

The positive rate remains high at 9.46%.

Upson county reported 1 death, Lamar 1, Monroe 1, Taylor 1, Crawford 1, Coweta 3 and Fayette 4.

Fulton county has the highest number of cases with 26,022 and the highest number of deaths with 551.

County	Cases	Deaths	New Cases
Upson	701	59	29
Pike	296	8	9
Spalding	1,240	54	38
Lamar	341	17	13
Monroe	620	44	19
Butts	600	41	29
Meriwether	513	11	14
Talbot	156	5	1
Taylor	175	8	41
Crawford	162	4	8
Coweta	2,379	34	178
Fayette	1,657	44	44
Unknown	2,426	3

The Georgia Department of Health releases updated information daily at 3 pm.

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