Catoosa And Whitfield Counties Have New Coronavirus Deaths; Georgia Has 25 More Deaths

  • Monday, August 17, 2020

Georgia state health officials reported on Monday there have been an additional 25 deaths due to the coronavirus. The new total is 4,727.

There were 1,843 new cases as that total reached 238,861 confirmed cases of coronavirus. 

Hospitalizations are at 22,133, up 46 since Sunday. 

Here are the numbers by county:

Catoosa County: 713 cases, up 4; 17 deaths, up 1; 55 hospitalizations

Chattooga County: 366 cases, up 6; 4 deaths; 17 hospitalizations

Dade County: 157 cases, up 3; 2 deaths; 10 hospitalizations

Walker County: 823 cases, up 9; 17 deaths; 44 hospitalizations

Whitfield County: 3,730 cases, up 10; 40 deaths, up 2; 195 hospitalizations, up 3

The cases remain centered around the Atlanta area:

Cobb County: 14,962 cases, up 69; 340 deaths, up 1 

DeKalb County: 15,101 cases, up 61; 264 deaths

Fulton County: 22,107 cases, up 114; 476 deaths, up 2

Gwinnett County: 21,655 cases, up 121; 290 deaths, up 1

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