CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

A total of 4,362 new cases of coronavirus and 31 more virus-related fatalities were reported in Georgia on Wednesday by this state’s Department of Public Health.

According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 972,513 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll currently stands at 18,912. The number of confirmed cases totaled 10,603 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 91,996. Fulton County has had the most deaths with 1,388.

As of the most recent update to the vaccine dashboard Wednesday, 9,028,596 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 all residents have had at least one dose, while 34 percent are 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.