UPDATE 4/6/20 (NOON): CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 7314 STATEWIDE, 229 DEATHS NOW REPORTED

Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 7314 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 12-noon on Monday, April 6, 2020.  Floyd County has 84 confirmed cases and 3 deaths at the time of this report.  The number of confirmed cases in Polk County has risen to 20, and in Chattooga County there are 3 confirmed cases.  There have been 229 deaths related to the coronavirus. The counties in Georgia with the highest confirmed cases are Fulton (1027), Dougherty (716), Dekalb (579), Cobb (515), Gwinnett (443), Clayton (244) and Bartow (179).

The DPH is now updating the COVID-19 daily status report twice daily at noon and at 7 pm. It is available online at www.dph.georgia.gov.