Georgia reports 11 million vaccinated

Published 4:04 pm Thursday, October 21, 2021

VALDOSTA — Georgia’s vaccinated population surpassed 11 million Thursday — which includes people with at least one dose and fully administered — counting 11,003,520, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

About 5.76 million have had at least one shot and 5.12 million are fully vaccinated.

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Georgia surpassed 24,200 deaths Wednesday, officially reporting 24,239 people have died from COVID-19 in the state since the start of the pandemic, according to the GDPH.

The GDPH reported 987 new coronavirus cases with the state reporting 1,256,278 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.

The state reported 4,105 probable deaths and 367,585 antigen positive cases since the start of the pandemic.

More than 84,800 virus-related hospitalizations have been reported statewide since the start of the pandemic with 13,305 admissions into intensive care units reported.