Monday 7 p.m. update: Georgia Department of Public Health releases latest coronavirus cases and death figures

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From Staff Reports

There have been 452 new cases of COVID-19 and 42 additional deaths reported to state officials since noon, Georgia health officials announced Monday at 7 p.m.

There have now been 19,399 cases of the coronavirus disease reported in Georgia, including 775 deaths, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. The deaths account for 4% of all cases seen in the state.

There have been 941 new cases and 86 additional deaths reported since last night’s report at 9:30 p.m.

There have also been 3,703 people hospitalized so far, accounting for 19.09% of the cases reported to the state.

The state’s health lab has conducted 5,362 tests with 1,002 of them being positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, commercial labs have conducted 78,966 tests with 18,397 of them being positive for the disease.

Sixty-two percent of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 are between the ages of 18 and 59. They are followed by people over 60 (34%) and newborns to 17-year-olds (1%). The ages of patients is unknown in 3% of cases seen in the state however.

Women make up 54% of cases seen in Georgia, while men make up 44%. The gender of patients was unknown in 2% of cases.

Fulton County county has had the most cases in the state, 2,198 in all with 80 of them resulting in death. Among the five counties with the most COVID-19 cases seen in Georgia, Fulton is followed by:

• DeKalb County (1,521 cases, 27 deaths)

• Dougherty County (1,436 cases and 98 deaths)

• Cobb County (1,196 cases, 56 deaths)

• Gwinnett County (1,181 cases, 42 deaths)

The full county-by-county breakdown of cases and deaths is:

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