COVID-19 DAILY STATUS REPORT, VACCINE DASHBOARD UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

A total of 1,500 new cases of coronavirus and 133 more virus-related deaths were reported across Georgia on Thursday by the state Department of Public Health.

According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 1,899,884 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll now stands at 29,018. The number of confirmed cases totaled 22,755 in Floyd County, which has additionally had a total of 374 fatalities. Fulton County has had the most confirmed cases in this state with 181,036 and the most deaths with 1,890.

As of Thursday’s update to the vaccine dashboard, 14,268,937 vaccines have been administered across the state; 63 percent of all Georgians have received at least one dose, while 55 percent have been fully vaccinated. Among fully vaccinated Georgians, 38 percent have had an additional dose; 21 percent of residents statewide have had the booster.

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