Whitfield County Has 2 More COVID Deaths; Georgia Death Toll Increases By 69

  • Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Georgia state health officials reported on Tuesday there have been an additional 69 deaths due to the coronavirus. The new total is 4,794.

There were 2,873 new cases as that total reached 241,677 confirmed cases of coronavirus. 

Hospitalizations are at 22,429, up 296 since Monday. 

Here are the numbers by county:

Catoosa County: 727 cases, up 14; 17 deaths; 57 hospitalizations, up 2

Chattooga County: 379 cases, up 13; 4 deaths; 19 hospitalizations, up 2

Dade County: 161 cases, up 4; 2 deaths; 10 hospitalizations

Walker County: 837 cases, up 14; 17 deaths; 45 hospitalizations, up 1

Whitfield County: 3,740 cases, up 10; 42 deaths, up 2; 197 hospitalizations, up 2

The cases remain centered around the Atlanta area:

Cobb County: 15,086 cases, up 124; 349 deaths, up 9

DeKalb County: 15,312 cases, up 211; 266 deaths, up 2

Fulton County: 22,484 cases, up 377; 477 deaths, up 1

Gwinnett County: 21,936 cases, up 281; 293 deaths, up 3

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