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Dade And Whitfield Counties Have 1 More COVID Death; Georgia Deaths Increase By 64

  • Friday, April 2, 2021
Georgia state health officials reported on Friday there have were 64 additional deaths due to the coronavirus. The current total is 16,727.

There were 1,194 new cases, as that total reached 854,416 confirmed cases of coronavirus. 

Hospitalizations are at 59,008, which is 100 more than Thursday.

Here are the numbers by county:

Catoosa County: 5,395 cases, up 10; 61 deaths; 242 hospitalizations, up 1

Chattooga County: 2,176 cases, up 2; 60 deaths; 169 hospitalizations, up 1

Dade County: 1,174 cases, up 7; 11 deaths, up 1; 59 hospitalizations, up 1

Walker County: 6,240 cases, up 15; 77 deaths; 267 hospitalizations, up 1

Whitfield County: 14,582 cases, up 10; 224 deaths, up 1; 726 hospitalizations
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