GA Coronavirus: 600 Confirmed Cases, Including Officer, Pre-Teen

GEORGIA — Cases and deaths of coronavirus continue to rise in Georgia, and as of Sunday morning there have been 600 cases and 23 deaths in the state. Of the new confirmed cases, a 12-year-old and an Atlanta police officer have been confirmed to have the coronavirus.

The number of confirmed and presumed positive cases of COVID-19 rose from 420 positive cases and 13 deaths on Friday, to 600 cases and 23 deaths across 58 counties on Sunday morning.

The DPH released the numbers of tests taken across the state, which totaled more than 4,000.

There have been 3,099 tests done in a commercial lab, with 444 coming in positive. The Department of Public Health Lab has done 921 tests, and had 156 positives.

Fulton County has the most cases in the state with 108, followed by Cobb County with 61, Bartow with 57, Dougherty with 48, DeKalb with 45, Gwinnett with 27, Cherokee with 18, Carroll with 14, Clayton with 13, Richmond with 10, and Clarke, Fayette, Floyd and Hall with nine each.

Presumed positive coronavirus cases in Georgia's counties as of Sunday morning include:

• Fulton: 108
• Cobb: 61
• Bartow: 57
• Dougherty: 48
• DeKalb : 4
• Gwinnett: 27
• Cherokee: 18
• Carroll: 14
• Clayton: 13
• Richmond: 10
• Clarke, Fayette, Floyd, Hall: 9
• Coweta, Lowndes: 8
• Henry: 7
• Chatham, Douglas, Forsyth, Gordon, Newton, Paulding, Polk, Troup: 4
• Columbia, Glynn, Lamar, Peach: 3
• Baldwin, Early, Effingham, Laurens, Muscogee, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, Sumter, Terrell, Tift, Whitfield, Worth: 2
• Barrow, Bibb, Butts, Charlton, Chattooga, Dawson, Heard, Houston, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Miller, Monroe, Oconee, Randolph, Turner, Twiggs: 1
• Unknown: 38

Those in the 18-59 age group are 42 percent of cases. Individuals 60 and older comprise 31 percent of cases. Women comprise 49 percent of cases.

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Globally, more than 315,000 people have been infected and more than 13,500 people have died from the new coronavirus, Johns Hopkins reported Sunday morning. Of that total, more than 26,700 confirmed cases are in the United States. There have been 340 deaths in the U.S. have been tied to the virus outbreak, as of Sunday morning.

1st Coronavirus Case Confirmed At Children's Healthcare Of ATL

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has confirmed that one patient is in isolation due to coronavirus, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Saturday.

"Children's Healthcare confirmed the hospital has one COVID-19 patient in isolation but declined to provide any details citing federal privacy laws," the paper reported. "The AJC is not identifying the child's last name and limiting identifying details to protect the family's privacy."

The 12-year-old child's cousin told the paper that the girl tested positive for coronavirus on Friday night. She had a fever that wouldn't break for several days, and went to the emergency room before being admitted to Scottish Rite on March 15, the AJC said. Initially, the hospital thought she had pneumonia, but she got worse and had to be placed on a ventilator.

Her family isn't sure how the girl got it, but they are in isolation with her and her 12-year-old brother is in isolation at home.

Atlanta Police Officer Tests Positive For Coronavirus

An Atlanta police officer has been confirmed to have the new coronavirus, the department said Saturday.

Atlanta Police spokesman Carlos Campos said the officer last worked at Atlanta police headquarters March 11. This is the first known case within the department, the statement said.

"APD has had ongoing cleanings by a professional decontamination company being done at our worksites throughout the city," the department said in a statement. "On Friday, given this development, we made cleaning of the area where the officer worked a priority. The officer has not been to work since March 11. Commanders have spoken to the colleagues of the individual who tested positive, so they are aware of the situation. It is important that the public understand that APD has a contingency plan in place, knowing that at some point it was likely the virus would affect our personnel. That plan expects a certain number of personnel, either by becoming ill or quarantining, to be affected by the virus—just as every other entity across the globe is experiencing— and places a priority on re-directing personnel to answer 911 calls as needed. There is no degradation to our ability to respond to emergencies at this time."