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

There have been 521 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, and three additional deaths from it reported in Georgia since noon Saturday, according to new numbers released by the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Statewide, there have now been 23,216 total COVID-19 cases reported to state health officials. The state’s death toll now stands at 907, which is 3.91% of all cases reported in Georgia.

The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported 4,353 hospitalizations, which accounts for 18.75% of the state’s cases.

The state has not released figures on the number of people who got COVID-19 but later recovered.

The state’s health lab has conducted 7,562 tests with 1,340 of them being positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, commercial labs have conducted 111,452 tests with 21,876 of them being positive for the disease.

People ages 18 to 59 account for 62% of cases seen in the state, followed by people over 60 (33%) and newborns to 17-year-olds (2%). The age of patients is unknown in 3% of cases.

Women make up 54% of cases in Georgia, while men make up another 44%. The patient’s gender was unknown in the remaining 2% of cases.

Fulton County has had the most cases in Georgia, 2,543 cases and 91 deaths in all. Among the five counties with the highest case totals, Fulton is followed by DeKalb (1788 cases, 36 deaths), Dougherty (1,470 cases, 108 deaths), Gwinnett (1,460 cases, 46 deaths) and Cobb (1,395 cases, 74 deaths).

The county of residence is unknown in 608 cases, including one that resulted in death. Health officials said 991 cases seen in the state, including 10 deaths, were people from out-of-state.

The cases and deaths are spread across the following counties:

Photo: Georgia Department of Public Health