A total of 397 new cases of coronavirus and 16 more virus-related fatalities were reported in Georgia on Wednesday by the state’s Department of Public Health.
According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 896,622 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll currently stands at 18,085. The number of confirmed cases totaled 10,065 here in Floyd County, which has also had a total of 193 fatalities. Gwinnett County has had the most confirmed cases in the state with 87,555. Fulton County has had the most deaths with 1,320.
As of the most recent update to the vaccine dashboard Wednesday, 7,426,839 vaccines have been administered across the state; 40 percent of all Georgians have received at least a dose of the vaccine, while 33 percent have been fully vaccinated.
Get information about COVID-19 and vaccination in Georgia from the state Department of Public Health’s website at www.dph.georgia.gov.