Cherokee County Coronavirus Update: 509 Total Cases, 14 Deaths

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — As of Tuesday morning, there are a total of 509 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Cherokee County, according to the Georgia Department of Health.

In Cherokee County, there have been 14 coronavirus-related deaths as of Tuesday and 91 hospitalizations. According to the data, there are approximately 191 positive cases per every 100,000 people in the county.

The Georgia Department of Community Health has also released a report showing the number of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes and long-term care facilities in the county. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The reported cases at Cherokee County nursing homes are as follows:

• The Arbor Bridgemill: 1 confirmed staff case
• Benton House of Woodstock: 10 confirmed resident cases; 9 confirmed staff cases; 2 resident deaths
• Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation/Canton: 2 confirmed staff cases
• Brickmont Woodstock SPE: 1 confirmed staff case
• Canton Nursing Center: 20 confirmed resident cases; 26 confirmed staff cases; 4 resident deaths
• Insignia of Towne Lake: 1 confirmed resident case; 1 confirmed staff case
• Legacy Ridge at Neese Road: 1 confirmed resident case; 1 resident death
• Legacy Ridge at Woodstock: 1 confirmed resident case; 1 confirmed staff case
• Oaks at Towne Lake: 2 confirmed resident cases
• Retreat at Canton: 8 confirmed resident cases; 6 confirmed staff cases; 1 resident death
• Woodstock Nursing & Rehab Center: 2 confirmed resident cases; 1 confirmed staff case

As of Tuesday morning, there have been 29,499 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 5,564 hospitalized patients and 1,298 deaths in the state, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

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Most of the top 10 counties with the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths are in the metro Atlanta area, with Fulton County still first for cases with 3,063 cases and 129 deaths. Dougherty County has 1,543 cases, but has the second-highest number of deaths at 125.

According to the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, there have been more than 1,180,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States, with nearly 69,000 deaths. More than 187,000 have recovered in the U.S. Worldwide, there are more than 3.6 million cases and 252,000 deaths.

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