Dade County Has 1 More Coronavirus Death; Georgia Has 64 New Deaths, 922 More Cases

  • Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Georgia state health officials reported on Wednesday there are 64 additional deaths due to the coronavirus. The current total is 17,486.

There are 922 new cases, as that total reaches 877,816 confirmed cases of coronavirus.

Hospitalizations are at 61,370, which is an increase of 127 from Tuesday.

Here are the numbers by county:

Catoosa County: 5,636 cases, up 9; 64 deaths; 251 hospitalizations

Chattooga County: 2,225 cases; 60 deaths; 176 hospitalizations

Dade County: 1,205 cases; 13 deaths, up 1; 62 hospitalizations

Walker County: 6,461 cases, up 4; 80 deaths; 281 hospitalizations

Whitfield County: 14,802 cases, up 6; 228 deaths; 749 hospitalizations, up 2

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