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GA Coronavirus Cases Top 170K: Department Of Public Health

More than 3,500 people have died from the virus in Georgia, health officials reported Monday.

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GEORGIA — Georgia hit two milestones in Monday's daily COVID-19 report: The health department reported more than 170,000 confirmed cases total for the first time, and Fulton County became the first county to pass 16,000 cases total.

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported a total of 170,843 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at 2:50 p.m. Monday. That's an increase of 2,890 since Sunday.

Those who test positive for COVID-19 don’t necessarily become ill — in some cases, they may not even show symptoms — but they can spread the coronavirus to others who are vulnerable.

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Georgia also reported 3,509 deaths so far from COVID-19, which means 11 were added in the last day. In addition, the state reported 17,138 hospitalizations — 47 more than the day before — and 3,172 admissions to intensive-care units.

No information is available from Georgia about how many patients have recovered.

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Counties in or near metro Atlanta continue to have the highest number of positives:

  • Fulton County: 16,073 cases
  • Gwinnett County: 15,534 cases
  • DeKalb County: 11,281 cases
  • Cobb County: 10,240 cases
  • Hall County: 4,924 cases

Counties in or near metro Atlanta also continue to have the most deaths from COVID-19. The lone exception is Dougherty County, the site of Georgia's first major outbreak.

  • Fulton County: 371 deaths
  • Cobb County: 288 deaths
  • Gwinnett County: 216 deaths
  • DeKalb County: 207 deaths
  • Dougherty County: 162 deaths

All Georgia statistics are available on the state's COVID-19 website.

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Globally, nearly 16.36 million people have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 650,000 people have died, Johns Hopkins University reported Monday.

In the United States, more than 4.2 million people have been infected and more than 147,000 people have died from COVID-19 as of Monday. The U.S. has only about 4 percent of the world's population but more confirmed cases and deaths than any other country.

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