Georgia state health officials reported on Thursday there have been 53 additional deaths due to the coronavirus. The current total is 8,879.
There were 4,419 new cases, the highest day recorded since July 24, as that total reached 433,353 confirmed cases of coronavirus.
Hospitalizations are at 35,571, up 245 from Wednesday.
Here are the numbers by county:
Catoosa County: 2,144 cases, up 28; 29 deaths; 100 hospitalizations
Chattooga County: 1,158 cases, up 9; 31 deaths; 83 hospitalizations, up 3
Dade County: 528 cases, up 29; 7 deaths; 34 hospitalizations, up 7
Walker County: 2,654 cases, up 29; 51 deaths, up 1; 119 hospitalizations, up 2
Whitfield County: 7,885 cases, up 125; 85 deaths, up 2; 397 hospitalizations, up 9