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Georgia Department of Public Health Daily COVID-19 Update: March 23rd Report

March 23rd, 2020 – 12:15 PM

Georgia Department of Public Health-

Today’s significant increase in cases is in part reflective of improvement in electronic reporting efficiency from commercial laboratories. These reports often have sparse patient data and DPH will be working to complete these records, so data will change over time.

Report For: 03/23/2020 (12:00 pm)

To ensure that the numbers being provided through the COVID-19 data tool are the most current numbers available, the updates are done at NOON and 7:00 pm every day.

These data represent confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health as of 12:00pm 03/23/2020. A confirmed case is defined as a person who has tested positive for 2019 novel coronavirus.

This map of Georgia shows the distribution of confirmed COVID-19 cases by county. The highest rates are in and around the metro Atlanta area, with 145 confirmed cases in Fulton County, 79 confirmed cases in Cobb County and 75 confirmed cases in DeKalb County.

 

Confirmed cases and deaths in Georgia.
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases No. Cases (%)
Total 772 (100%)
Deaths 25 (3.24%)
This chart shows confirmed cases by age group: ages 0-17 make up 1% of cases, ages 18-59 make up 59% of cases, ages 60+ make up 36% of cases, and the remaining 4% of cases are of an unknown age. By sex: females make up 50% of cases, and males make up 50% of cases.

 

COVID-19 Testing by Lab
Lab Number of Positive Tests Total Tests
Commercial Lab 608 3824
GPHL 164 1245

 

COVID-19 Confirmed Cases by County
County Cases
Fulton 145
Cobb 79
Dekalb 75
Dougherty 64
Bartow 61
Gwinnett 34
Carroll 21
Cherokee 20
Clayton 18
Lee 16
Clarke 14
Richmond 11
Fayette 10
Floyd 10
Hall 10
Coweta 9
Henry 9
Lowndes 8
Douglas 7
Forsyth 7
Unknown 6
Gordon 5
Paulding 5
Chatham 4
Glynn 4
Newton 4
Polk 4
Rockdale 4
Spalding 4
Troup 4
Columbia 3
Lamar 3
Oconee 3
Peach 3
Worth 3
Baldwin 2
Bibb 2
Butts 2
Early 2
Effingham 2
Laurens 2
Lumpkin 2
Muscogee 2
Pickens 2
Sumter 2
Terrell 2
Tift 2
Whitfield 2
Barrow 1
Catoosa 1
Charlton 1
Chattooga 1
Clinch 1
Coffee 1
Dawson 1
Heard 1
Houston 1
Lincoln 1
Madison 1
Miller 1
Monroe 1
Morgan 1
Pierce 1
Randolph 1
Tattnall 1
Turner 1
Twiggs 1
Washington 1
Unknown 39

*Based on patient county of residence when known

Report generated on: 03/23/2020 11:31:44