MORE THAN 175,000 PEOPLE IN GEORGIA HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS

Over 175,000 people in Georgia have been infected with coronavirus, per the state Department of Public Health.

According to the latest report by the DPH released just before 3 pm Tuesday, there have been 175,052 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. A total of 3,563 fatalities have been attributed to the virus. In Floyd County, there were 1,103 confirmed cases and 15 fatalities. Fulton County had the state’s highest number of confirmed cases with 16,482 and the most deaths with 373.

View the COVID-19 Daily Status Report and get information on testing from the Georgia Department of Public Health at www.dph.georgia.gov.