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

A total of 902 new cases of coronavirus and 77 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 1,905,790 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll now stands at 29,352. The number of confirmed cases totaled 22,801 in Floyd County, which has additionally had a total of 388 fatalities. Fulton County has had the most confirmed cases in this state with 181,702 and the most deaths with 1,911.

As of the Tuesday update to the vaccine dashboard, 14,310,716 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, 39 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.