Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 9879 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 12-noon on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Floyd County has 93 confirmed cases and 3 deaths at the time of this report. The number of confirmed cases in Polk County (22), Gordon County (26), Chattooga County (4), and Bartow (187). Bartow County has 12 reported deaths related to Coronavirus. There have been 361 deaths related to the coronavirus. The counties in Georgia with the highest confirmed cases are Fulton (1238), Dougherty (986), Dekalb (703), Cobb (586), Gwinnett (563), Clayton (292).
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.