Cherokee County Coronavirus Update: 735 Cases, 26 Deaths

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — As of Tuesday, there are a total of 735 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Cherokee County, according to the Georgia Department of Health.

In Cherokee County, there have been 26 coronavirus-related deaths as of Tuesday and 116 hospitalizations. According to the data, there are approximately 275 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; 10 confirmed staff cases; 3 resident deaths
• Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation/Canton: 2 confirmed staff cases
• Brickmont Woodstock SPE: 1 confirmed staff case
• Canton Nursing Center: 47 confirmed resident cases; 34 confirmed staff cases; 7 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
• Manor Lake Bridgemill: 1 confirmed staff case
• Oaks at Towne Lake: 6 confirmed resident cases; 1 confirmed staff case
• 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, there have been 38,624 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 7,002 hospitalized patients and 1,649 deaths in the state, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

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 and deaths. Dougherty County has 1,664cases, but has the second-highest number of deaths at 135.

According to the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, there have been more than 1,510,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States, with more than 90,400 deaths. More than 283,000 have recovered in the U.S. Worldwide, there are more than 4.8 million cases and 319,000 deaths.

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