Whitfield County Has 1 More COVID Death; Georgia Has 19 New Deaths, 1,019 More Cases

  • Saturday, May 1, 2021
Georgia state health officials reported on Saturday there are 19 additional deaths due to the coronavirus. The current total is 17,578.

There are 1,019 new cases, as that total reaches 880,836 confirmed cases of coronavirus.

Hospitalizations are at 61,642, which is an increase of 60 from Friday.

Here are the numbers by county:

Catoosa County: 5,657 cases, up 10; 64 deaths; 251 hospitalizations

Chattooga County: 2,232 cases, up 2; 63 deaths; 180 hospitalizations

Dade County: 1,210 cases; 13 deaths; 62 hospitalizations

Walker County: 6,498 cases, up 11; 80 deaths; 286 hospitalizations, up 1

Whitfield County: 14,823 cases, up 6; 229 deaths, up 1; 751 hospitalizations
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