Georgia tops 347,000 COVID-19 cases, reports 7,766 deaths

Published 3:00 pm Friday, October 23, 2020

ATLANTA — Georgia reported 2,269 new COVID-19 cases and 37 deaths Friday, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health’s daily report.

As of Friday, 347,759 Georgians have been diagnosed with COVID-19 with 7,766 virus-related deaths, according to the GDPH.

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More than 30,900 people have been hospitalized due to COVID-19, according to the department, and 5,801 admitted to an ICU.

More than 3.4 million COVID-19 tests have been performed with a 9.6% positive rate, health officials reported.

More than 323,000 antibody tests have been done — which show signs of past infection — with the state reporting an 8.9% positivity rate.