More than 10,000 Georgians have been infected with COVID-19

April 8, 2020
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The state of Georgia now has over 10,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus.

The total number of confirmed cases is 10,204, with 2,089 people hospitalized from the virus. That means 20% of everyone who has tested positive for the virus has been hospitalized. As of this evening, 370 Georgians have died from COVID-19. Testing for coronavirus has picked up in the state, with 38,797 tests being processed to date.

Also tonight, Dougherty County has hit the 1,000 case mark with 1,001 confirmed cases. The county also has the highest number of deaths from coronavirus at 62. Fulton County has also been hit hard with the virus and has the most confirmed cases at 1,261. According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, 42 people have died from the virus in Fulton County.

In Cobb County, 29 people have died and 608 cases have been confirmed, in Gwinnett County 17 people have died and 586 cases have been confirmed and in DeKalb County 12 people have died and 732 cases have been confirmed.

While the virus has proven to be more deadly in senior citizens, the majority of confirmed cases are found in people under the age of 60. Those 60 and over make up just 30% of the total number of cases.

Below is the list of cases and deaths by county.

COVID-19 Confirmed Cases By County:No. CasesNo. Deaths
Fulton1261 42 
Dougherty1001 62 
Dekalb732 12 
Cobb608 29 
Gwinnett586 17 
Clayton289 10 
Hall233 
Henry219 
Lee210 14 
Bartow195 12 
Carroll184 
Sumter180 
Cherokee155 
Chatham124 
Douglas124 
Mitchell113 12 
Houston99 
Forsyth98 
Early97 
Floyd97 
Terrell95 
Muscogee94 
Fayette90 
Randolph87 
Rockdale85 
Coweta82 
Clarke81 
Colquitt79 
Richmond79 
Newton67 
Paulding66 
Worth65 
Spalding56 
Thomas56 
Crisp52 
Tift52 
Bibb51 
Columbia50 
Lowndes49 
Troup49 
Barrow46 
Coffee46 
Ware43 
Pierce39 
Upson39 
Calhoun35 
Oconee33 
Glynn32 
Baldwin30 
Dooly28 
Laurens27 
Walton27 
Gordon26 
Bryan25 
Butts23 
Dawson23 
Greene23 
Jackson23 
Decatur22 
Polk22 
Turner22 
Burke19 
Camden19 
Effingham19 
Peach19 
Whitfield19 
Meriwether18 
Mcduffie17 
Brooks16 
Washington16 
Haralson15 
Harris15 
Lamar15 
Stephens15 
Bacon13 
Clay13 
Johnson13 
Liberty13 
Seminole13 
Bulloch12 
Macon12 
Monroe12 
Morgan12 
Murray12 
Irwin11 
Pike11 
White11 
Madison10 
Pickens10 
Schley10 
Baker
Dodge
Fannin
Lumpkin
Miller
Pulaski
Catoosa
Grady
Habersham
Toombs
Wilkinson
Appling
Jenkins
Jones
Marion
Talbot
Ben Hill
Lincoln
Rabun
Telfair
Warren
Brantley
Emanuel
Jasper
Lanier
Putnam
Taylor
Union
Wilkes
Atkinson
Banks
Berrien
Candler
Chattooga
Cook
Gilmer
Jefferson
Quitman
Screven
Stewart
Walker
Charlton
Clinch
Crawford
Elbert
Franklin
Hart
Mcintosh
Tattnall
Wayne
Webster
Chattahoochee
Dade
Echols
Heard
Oglethorpe
Towns
Twiggs
Wilcox
Bleckley
Hancock
Jeff Davis
Long
Treutlen
Wheeler
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