CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

A total of 725 new cases of coronavirus and 28 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 after 3 pm, there have been 1,291,469 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll now stands at 25,847. The number of confirmed cases totaled 15,792 in Floyd County, which has additionally had a total of 314 deaths. Gwinnett County has had the most confirmed cases in the state with 114,975. Fulton County has had the most deaths with 1,691.

As of the most recent update to the vaccine dashboard Tuesday, 12,541,499 vaccines have been administered across this state; 59 percent of all Georgians have received at least a dose of the vaccine, while 52 percent have 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.