Georgia Has 43 More Coronavirus Deaths; Cases Go Up To 20,166; Walker County Goes From 19 To 36 Cases

  • Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Georgia state health officials said Tuesday that 43 more people in the state have died from the coronavirus since the Monday report, bringing the total to 818.

The confirmed cases are now at  20,166 - up from 19,399 on Monday.

Hospitalizations are at 3,885.

Whitfield County is up to 46 cases, and has had a fourth death - an 81-year-old man. 

Walker County has gone up to 36 from the previous 19 cases. Dade County has reached 13, and has had one death.

Catoosa County is up to 28 cases from the previous 23, and Chattooga County has 10 cases with one death.

Bartow County south of Chattanooga at Cartersville has 256 cases. There have been 27 deaths.

Floyd County (Rome) has 127 cases and eight deaths.

Gordon County (Calhoun) has gone up to 67 cases and has had a seventh death.

The cases remain centered around the Atlanta area, with Fulton County with 2,206. There have been 83 coronavirus deaths in Fulton County. Cobb County has 1,230 cases and 60 deaths. There are now 1,563 cases in Dekalb County (Decatur) with 30 deaths. Gwinnett County has increased to 1,238 cases with 44 deaths.  

Dougherty County (Albany) now has 1,456 cases and has 103 deaths.

COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: No. Cases (%)
Total 20166 (100%)
Hospitalized 3885 (19.27%)
Deaths 818 (4.06%)



COVID-19 Confirmed Cases By County: No. Cases No. Deaths
Fulton 2206 83
Dekalb 1563 30
Dougherty 1456 103
Gwinnett 1238 44
Cobb 1230 60
Hall 756 9
Clayton 547 21
Henry 384 10
Sumter 334 20
Cherokee 324 10
Carroll 313 11
Richmond 294 12
Lee 277 17
Bartow 256 27
Mitchell 254 23
Douglas 246 7
Muscogee 235 4
Forsyth 216 8
Bibb 207 4
Chatham 185 6
Houston 184 12
Upson 180 11
Early 174 10
Coweta 169 4
Colquitt 156 6
Terrell 156 18
Randolph 146 16
Fayette 144 8
Thomas 143 14
Newton 142 4
Paulding 141 7
Rockdale 141 6
Worth 140 9
Spalding 136 8
Baldwin 135 4
Floyd 127 8
Crisp 125 2
Columbia 122 2
Clarke 116 13
Lowndes 113 3
Habersham 112 2
Troup 107 4
Barrow 101 3
Ware 93 7
Tift 92 4
Coffee 83 4
Butts 81 1
Calhoun 75 2
Dooly 73 6
Gordon 67 7
Walton 63 3
Turner 58 4
Jackson 57 1
Macon 55 1
Decatur 53 1
Oconee 53 0
Burke 51 3
Pierce 51 2
Greene 50 1
Glynn 49 0
Meriwether 47 0
Whitfield 46 4
Dawson 45 1
Wilcox 45 6
Harris 44 2
Laurens 43 1
Stephens 41 1
Grady 38 2
Mcduffie 37 3
Polk 36 0
Walker 36 0
Johnson 35 1
Peach 35 2
Bryan 34 2
Liberty 34 0
Oglethorpe 34 3
Pike 34 2
Brooks 33 6
Bulloch 32 2
White 32 0
Effingham 29 1
Lamar 29 0
Marion 29 1
Catoosa 28 0
Washington 28 1
Camden 27 0
Lumpkin 26 0
Putnam 26 2
Seminole 26 2
Haralson 25 1
Miller 23 0
Morgan 23 0
Wilkinson 22 2
Appling 21 1
Jones 21 0
Toombs 21 3
Baker 20 2
Brantley 20 2
Clay 20 2
Talbot 20 1
Bacon 19 1
Ben Hill 19 0
Dodge 19 0
Fannin 19 1
Gilmer 19 0
Murray 19 0
Wilkes 19 0
Jasper 18 0
Pickens 18 2
Madison 17 1
Pulaski 17 1
Stewart 17 0
Banks 16 0
Schley 16 1
Emanuel 15 0
Irwin 15 0
Monroe 15 1
Telfair 15 0
Towns 15 0
Union 15 1
Crawford 14 0
Screven 14 1
Cook 13 1
Dade 13 1
Jenkins 13 1
Taylor 13 2
Franklin 12 0
Jefferson 11 1
Berrien 10 0
Chattooga 10 1
Hancock 10 0
Lincoln 10 0
Warren 10 0
Wayne 9 0
Heard 8 1
Rabun 8 0
Candler 7 0
Charlton 7 0
Chattahoochee 7 0
Clinch 7 0
Elbert 7 0
Jeff Davis 7 1
Lanier 7 1
Webster 7 0
Hart 6 0
Atkinson 5 0
Bleckley 5 0
Echols 5 0
Tattnall 5 0
Evans 4 0
Mcintosh 4 0
Twiggs 4 0
Quitman 3 1
Wheeler 3 0
Long 2 0
Montgomery 2 0
Treutlen 2 0
Unknown 483 0
Non-Georgia Resident 977 8
*Based on patient county of residence when known

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