The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 15,260 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. There have been 576 deaths related to the coronavirus in Georgia. Floyd County has 120 confirmed cases and 6 deaths at the time of this report. Bartow County has 237 confirmed cases with 20 deaths reported. Polk County has 27 confirmed cases and Chattooga County has 9 with 1 reported death. Gordon County has 48 confirmed cases with 5 reported deaths.
The counties in Georgia with the highest confirmed cases are Fulton (1902), Dougherty (1320), Dekalb (1225), Cobb (950), and Gwinnett (885).
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.