Georgia adds 113 virus deaths Thursday
Published 3:15 pm Thursday, March 4, 2021
- COVID-19 update
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 113 virus-related deaths Thursday, raising the total to 15,462, with 2,288 probable deaths related to the virus.
Georgia also reported 1,796 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the state to 824,804 cases since the start of the pandemic.
Georgia has reported 192,624 antigen cases — an increase of 1,090 antigen cases from the previous day — since the start of the pandemic. Antigen cases show results from rapid virus tests.
More than 56,000 people have been hospitalized across the state due to COVID-19, according to the report, with 9,221 admitted to an ICU.
More than 7.2 million COVID-19 tests have been performed with an 11% positive rate, health officials reported.
The state has performed more than 479,000 antibody tests — which show signs of past infection — with the state reporting a 16% positivity rate.
More than 2.2 million people have received the vaccine, between Pfizer and Moderna allocations.
