UPDATE 4/15/20 (NOON): CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 14,987 STATEWIDE, 552 DEATHS NOW REPORTED

Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 14,987 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 12-noon on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.  Floyd County has 120 confirmed cases and 6 deaths at the time of this report.  The number of confirmed cases in Polk County (27), Gordon County (46), Chattooga County (8), and Bartow (235).  Bartow County has 17 reported deaths related to Coronavirus.  There have been 552 deaths related to the coronavirus. The counties in Georgia with the highest confirmed cases are Fulton (1844), Dougherty (1308), Dekalb (1191), Cobb (924), Gwinnett (852), and Clayton (456).

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.