Tia McWilliams sworn in as sherif of Taliaferro County in Georgia Rev. Raphael Warnock wasn't the only Black person who made history in Georgia this month. Ti
Georgia added 3,152 COVID-19 cases for a total of 546,859 cases Monday.
Georgia Department of Public Health also reported five deaths, 165 hospitalizations, and 11 admissions to intensive care units. This brings the state up to 9,719 deaths, 40,952 hospitalizations and 7,247 ICU admissions.
The agency reported the following new cases for area counties:
Richmond County added 65 cases for 12,267, Columbia County 40 for 6,997, McDuffie County five for 961, Screven County two for 518, Warren County two for 217, Jefferson County seven for 1,121, Jenkins County one for 513, Glascock County one for 85, and Taliaferro County three for 48.
No new cases for Burke, Wilkes, and Lincoln counties.
No new deaths were reported inthe Augusta area.
Taliaferro County the state s only county with zero coronavirus deaths
While the US and Georgia are seeing a surge of coronavirus cases and deaths, one spot in the state hasn t seen any fatalities from the virus Author: Suzanne Lawler (WMAZ) Updated: 7:22 PM EST December 23, 2020
TALIAFERRO COUNTY, Ga. Now that Thanksgiving has passed, the country and Georgia are seeing a surge of coronavirus cases and deaths, but there is one spot in the state where they haven t seen the first fatality from coronavirus, and it s not because they re that careful about wearing masks.
Central Georgia has plenty of small towns, and a small population hasn t made them immune from COVID-19 deaths, but one spot in the state considers themselves blessed Taliaferro County, population just over 1,500.
COVID-19 deaths continued to climb in Georgia and South Carolina Wednesday while the Aiken-Augusta area suffered a half-dozen new deaths for the second day in a row, with Aiken County reaching a grim milestone. Augusta hospitals were also treating a record number of infected patients for the second day in a row.
Georgia added 4,186 new cases to reach 488,338 with 52 new deaths for 9,302, the Department of Public Health reported. Richmond County saw 59 new cases for 11,144 and Columbia County had 30 more for 6,252. Other area counties saw five new cases or less: one in Burke for 1,074, three in Jefferson for 1,039, five in McDuffie for 885, one in Jenkins for 497, one in Screven for 489, one in Wilkes for 406, one in Lincoln for 302, one in Warren for 203 and two in Glascock for 73. Taliaferro County was unchanged at 42.
Georgia reported 4,310 new COVID-19 cases Sunday while South Carolina reported 3,029, as new infections remain high in both states.
In addition to Georgia s new cases, the Georgia Department of Public Health added 30 deaths, bringing the state s totals up to 476,044 cases, 9,205 deaths, 37,637 hospitalizations, and 6,854 admissions to an intensive care unit.
The agency reported the following numbers in the Augusta area:
Richmond County has 10,878 cases and 203 deaths, Columbia County has 6,131 cases and 81 deaths, Burke County has 1,059 cases and 13 deaths, McDuffie County has 873 cases and 21 deaths, Screven County has 486 cases and 11 deaths, Jefferson County has 1,023 cases and 38 deaths, Jenkins County has 494 cases and 34 deaths, Wilkes County has 401 cases and eight deaths, Warren County has 201 cases and six deaths, Lincoln County has 299 cases and nine deaths, Glascock County has 69 cases and two deaths, and Taliaferro County has 41 cases and zero deaths.