CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

A total of 4,385 new cases of coronavirus and 25 more virus-related fatalities were reported across Georgia on Tuesday by the state’s Department of Public Health.

According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 968,167 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll currently stands at 18,881. The number of confirmed cases totaled 10,492 here in Floyd County, which has also had a total of 202 deaths. Gwinnett County has had the most confirmed cases in the state with 91,801. Fulton County has had the most deaths with 1,387.

As of the most recent update to the vaccine dashboard on Tuesday, 9,005,251 vaccines have been administered across the state; 47 percent of all Georgians have received at least a dose of the vaccine, while 41 percent have been fully vaccinated. In Floyd County, 37 percent of residents have had at least a dose, while 34 percent have now been fully vaccinated.

Get more information about COVID-19 and vaccination in Georgia from the state Department of Public Health’s website at www.dph.georgia.gov.