Georgia Tallies 863 Coronavirus Cases, 31 Deaths In Last 24 Hours

GEORGIA — The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 863 more cases of coronavirus and 31 more deaths in the last 24 hours in numbers released at noon Monday. Confirmed coronavirus cases total 13,315 statewide as of noon Monday, with 2,589 hospitalizations and 464 deaths reported.

Fulton County has recorded the most cases thus far, with 1,598 cases and 52 deaths. Dougherty County in southwest Georgia, where Albany is the site of the state's worst hotspot, is second with 1,217 cases but has recorded 77 deaths, more than any other Georgia county.

The other three counties in the top five are all in metro Atlanta: Dekalb, with 980 cases and 14 deaths; Cobb, with 782 cases and 35 deaths; and Gwinnett, with 739 cases and 22 deaths. Glascock and Taliaferro are the only counties thus far to report no coronavirus cases.

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Complicating matters further, severe weather swept through the southeast early Monday morning, killing at least six people in Georgia and 18 region wide. At 8:30 a.m. Monday, Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency for all of Georgia because of storm damage. This is an addition to an earlier state of emergency Kemp issued to deal with the coronavirus, set to last until May 13.

Those who believe they are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, are asked to call their primary-care doctor first and to not show up at an emergency room or doctor's office unannounced. Georgians also can call the state's coronavirus hotline at 844-442-2681 to share information and contact medical professionals. For more information, visit Georgia's coronavirus information website.

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