Confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 1,827 in Georgia on Monday, per the state’s Department of Public Health, which also reported 18 more virus-related deaths.
According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 406,220 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. A total of 8,644 fatalities have been attributed to the virus. In Floyd County, there were 4,847 confirmed cases and 71 deaths. Fulton County had the state’s highest number of confirmed cases with 35,973 and the most deaths with 656.
View the COVID-19 Daily Status Report and get information on testing from the Georgia Department of Public Health at www.dph.georgia.gov.
Governor Brian Kemp will provide an update on COVID-19 this afternoon in advance of Thanksgiving and the upcoming holiday season. He will be joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, the DPH’s Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey, Georgia Emergency Management/Homeland Security Agency Director Chris Stallings, and Insurance Commissioner John King. The 1:30 pm update will be delivered at the State Capitol in Atlanta.