Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Daily Status Report

Today’s significant increase in cases is in part reflective of improvement in electronic reporting efficiency from commercial laboratories. These reports often have sparse patient data and DPH will be working to complete these records, so data will change over time.

Report For: 03/24/2020 (7:00 pm)

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To ensure that the numbers being provided through the COVID-19 data tool are the most current numbers available, the updates are done at NOON and 7:00 pm every day.

These data represent confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health as of 7:00pm 03/24/2020. A confirmed case is defined as a person who has tested positive for 2019 novel coronavirus.
 

This map of Georgia shows the distribution of confirmed COVID-19 cases by county. The highest rates are in and around the metro Atlanta area, with 191 confirmed cases in Fulton County, 107 confirmed cases in DeKalb County and 90 confirmed cases in Cobb County.

Confirmed cases and deaths in Georgia.
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases No. Cases (%)
Total 1097 (100%)
Hospitalized 361(32.91%)
Deaths 38 (3.46%)

This chart shows confirmed cases by age group: ages 0-17 make up 1% of cases, ages 18-59 make up 56% of cases, ages 60+ make up 35% of cases, and the remaining 8% of cases are of an unknown age. By sex: females make up 50% of cases, and males make up 49% of cases; 1% of cases are of an unknown sex.

COVID-19 Testing by Lab
Lab Number of Positive Tests Total Tests
Commercial Lab 907 4106
GPHL 190 1378

 

COVID-19 Confirmed Cases by County
County Cases
Fulton 191
Dekalb 107
Dougherty 101
Cobb 90
Bartow 76
Gwinnett 46
Cherokee 30
Carroll 26
Lee 24
Clayton 21
Clarke 17
Hall 16
Henry 13
Douglas 12
Fayette 12
Floyd 12
Lowndes 11
Coweta 10
Richmond 10
Forsyth 8
Gordon 8
Polk 8
Rockdale 8
Chatham 7
Columbia 6
Laurens 6
Newton 6
Paulding 6
Troup 6
Early 5
Glynn 5
Houston 5
Oconee 5
Spalding 5
Bibb 4
Mitchell 4
Muscogee 4
Pickens 4
Sumter 4
Tift 4
Worth 4
Baker 3
Crisp 3
Effingham 3
Lamar 3
Lumpkin 3
Monroe 3
Peach 3
Terrell 3
Baldwin 2
Barrow 2
Bryan 2
Butts 2
Coffee 2
Seminole 2
Stephens 2
Whitfield 2
Ben Hill 1
Burke 1
Camden 1
Catoosa 1
Charlton 1
Chattooga 1
Clinch 1
Colquitt 1
Dawson 1
Fannin 1
Greene 1
Harris 1
Heard 1
Irwin 1
Jasper 1
Liberty 1
Lincoln 1
Macon 1
Madison 1
Meriwether 1
Miller 1
Morgan 1
Pierce 1
Pulaski 1
Randolph 1
Tattnall 1
Telfair 1
Turner 1
Twiggs 1
Walton 1
Washington 1
Unknown 79

*Based on patient county of residence when known

Report generated on: 03/24/2020 18:38:59