Georgia nears 25,000 virus deaths

Published 5:02 pm Tuesday, November 2, 2021

VALDOSTA — Georgia passed 24,900 deaths Tuesday, officially reporting 24,921 people have died from COVID-19 in the state since the start of the pandemic, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

The GDPH reported 677 new coronavirus cases with the state reporting 1,266,216 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.

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The state reported 4,319 probable deaths and 371,182 antigen positive cases since the start of the pandemic.

Nearly 86,600 virus-related hospitalizations have been reported statewide since the start of the pandemic with 13,535 admissions into intensive care units reported.

Georgia has administered 11.36 million vaccinations — which includes at least one dose and fully administered — counting 11,367,462, according to the GDPH.

Georgia reports administering about 5.83 million single shots and 5.19 million full vaccinations.