Georgia's coronavirus cases have risen to 800 - up from 625 on Sunday, and the death count increased by one to 26, state health officials said Monday evening.
Governor Brian Kemp on Monday directed those who are “medically fragile” to shelter in place and he banned gatherings of 10 people or more, while closing bars. He said families who get SNAP will receive an additional $100 in nutrition benefits.
The Georgia governor said more than 20 testing sites have been set up around the state. Testing requires a doctor's referral. There have been 1,245 tests by the state and over 3,800 by private laboratories.
A Catoosa County case is a 20-year-old who recently visited Disney World.
No cases have yet been reported in Walker or Dade counties.
Dalton Public Schools said an employee had tested positive, and is at home recovering. The employee's last involvement with students was on the last day the system was open, Friday, March 13.
The school system has notified all staff and students who had close contact with the employee. They are in a home isolation that last through March 27.
Bartow County south of Chattanooga at Cartersville now has 61 cases - up from six five days ago. Floyd County (Rome) is up to 10 cases and Gordon County (Calhoun) is up to six. Two people from Floyd County have died.
The cases remain centered around the Atlanta area, with 152 now in Fulton County and 79 in Cobb County. There are now 74 cases in Dekalb County (Decatur). Gwinnett County has 35 cases with one death. Five people have died in Cobb County (Marietta) and two in Fulton County (Atlanta).
An inmate at the Fulton County Jail tested positive. He was listed as a man in his 30s.
Dougherty County, where six have died at Albany, is up to 69 cases.
The coronavirus is now in 70 Georgia counties as that number continues to grow.
Almost all of the Georgia deaths involve individuals with pre-existing conditions.
Others:
Cherokee 24
Carroll 21
Clayton 19
Lee 19
Clarke 14
Richmond 11
Fayette 11
Hall 10
Coweta 9
Henry 9
Lowndes 8
Douglas 7
Forsyth 7
Paulding 5
Rockdale 5
Chatham 4
Glynn 4
Forsyth 4
Newton 4
Polk 4
Spalding 4
Troup 4
Columbia 3
Lamar 3
Oconee 3
Peach 3
Pickens 3
Worth 3
Baldwin 2
Bibb 2
Butts 2
Early 2
Effingham 2
Laurens 2
Logan 2
Lumpkin 2
Muscogee 2
Sumter 2
Terrell 2
Tift 2
Barrow 1
Burke 1
Charlton 1
Clinch 1
Coffee 1
Dawson 1
Harris 1
Heard 1
Houston 1
Liberty 1
Lincoln 1
Madison 1
Miller 1
Monroe 1
Morgan 1
Pierce 1
Randolph 1
Tatnall 1
Turner 1
Twiggs 1
Washington 1
Unknown 46