UPDATE 4/11/20 (NOON): CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 12,159 STATEWIDE, 428 DEATHS NOW REPORTED

The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 12,159 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 12-noon on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Floyd County has 105 confirmed cases and 5 deaths at the time of this report.  Bartow County has 209 confirmed cases with 15 deaths reported.  Polk County has 21 confirmed cases and Chattooga County has 5 with 1 reported death.  Gordon County has 29 confirmed cases with 3 reported deaths.  There have been 428 deaths related to the coronavirus in Georgia.

The counties in Georgia with the highest confirmed cases are Fulton (1422), Dougherty (1076), Dekalb (835), Cobb (696), and Gwinnett (675).

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.