A total of 1,046 new cases of coronavirus and 110 more virus-related deaths 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 1,255,291 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll now stands at 24,160. The number of confirmed cases totaled 15,335 in Floyd County, which has additionally had a total of 297 deaths. Gwinnett County has had the most confirmed cases in the state with 111,111. Fulton County has had the most deaths with 1,588.
As of the most recent update to the DPH’s vaccine dashboard on Wednesday, 10,978,322 vaccines have been administered across this state; 55 percent of Georgians have received at least a dose of the vaccine, while 49 percent have been fully vaccinated. Here in Floyd County, 46 percent of residents have had at least a dose, while 42 percent are now 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.