Georgia state health officials reported on Wednesday there have been 26 additional deaths due to the coronavirus. The current total is 26,854.
There are 17,233 new cases reported on Wednesday, as that total reaches 1,696,978 confirmed cases of coronavirus.
Hospitalizations with the virus are at 100,121, which is an increase of 313 since Tuesday.
Here are the numbers by county:
Catoosa County: 10,494 cases, up 86; 103 deaths
Chattooga County: 4,559 cases, up 49; 100 deaths, up 1
Dade County: 2,190 cases, up 25; 22 deaths, up 1
Walker County: 11,517 cases, up 81; 143 deaths, up 1
Whitfield County: 24,293 cases, up 217; 337 deaths